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name in an emended form. Such emendations were quite in vogue until 

 recently. But an emended name is not a new name and is nomenclatorially 

 identical with the name in its original spelling. 



The question as to whether generic names differing in endings only 

 should be treated as different does not arise here at all." 



Commissioner Apstein writes: " Leucochila v. Martens und Leucochilus 

 Boettger sind 2 verschiedene Nameri und konnen deshalb neben einander be- 

 stehen." In reply to this note the Secretary wrote to Commissioner Apstein, 

 "I interpret your vote as negative in the case of Circular Letter No. 131," to 

 which Commissioner Apstein replied, " Ich stimme zu, Leucochilus, i860." The 

 Secretary is not yet clear in regard to Commissioner Apstein's vote but he inter- 

 prets it again as permitting Leucochilus, 1881, and Leucochila, i860, to exist 

 together under the conditions mentioned in Circular Letter No. 131. 



As eight (8) Commissioners agreed without reservation, as one 

 Commissioner objected simply to the expression " upon utihtarian 

 grounds," and as two other Commissioners agreed as to the end result, 

 the Secretary suggested that the summary be amended as follows : 



Alternative A. — Summary : The Commission herewith suppresses Leuco- 

 chilus, 1881, in favor of Leucochila, i860; any other action would involve risk 

 of lasting and constant confusion in two rather closely allied genera. 



The foregoing summary would seem to meet the objection offered 

 by Commissioner Hartert, and would also meet the viewpoint of 

 Commissioner Karl Jordan, while it would at the same time give the 

 result desired by all of the other Commissioners who voted in the 

 affirmative. In case the Secretary has misinterpreted Commissioner 

 Apstein's position, this summary would appear to meet his views also. 



An alternative to the foregoing summary might read as follows : 



Alternative B.- — Summary: Leucochilus, 1881, can be interpreted as an 

 emendation of Leucochila, i860; Boettger, 1881, inadvertently fell into error 

 when he eliminated the type species jallax, from Leucochila. 



The Secretary is prepared to change his vote to conform to this 

 second summary in case a majority of the Commission prefers this 

 to Alternative A. Under these circumstances he would rewrite and 

 resubmit the Opinion. 



Opinion prepared by Stiles. 



Alternative A was approved by a vote of 13 to i as follows: 



For Alternative A, thirteen (13) Commissioners: Apstein, Chap- 

 man, Dabbene, Handlirsch, Hartert, Horvath, Ishikawa, Jordan 

 (D. S.), Jordan (K.), Silvestri, Stiles, Stone, Warren. 



For Alternative B, one (i) Commissioner: Bather. 



Not voting, four (4) Commissioners : Kolbe, Loennberg, Neveu- 

 Lemaire, Stejneger. 



