206 THE entomologist's record. 



later descriptive works of that author, viz., Systema Naturae, ed. x., 

 1758, Fauna Suecica, ed. ii., 1761, Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, 1764, 

 and Systema Naturae, ed. xii., 1767. Linneus' own marked copy of 

 the Systema was also before him, and he had the literary and historical 

 assistance of Dr. 13. Daydon Jackson in his researches. The following 

 are among the suggested changes given, some of them worked out in 

 considerable detail, so intricate was the argument required to sub- 

 stantiate the proposed alteration. 



Papilio sinon, Poda, for P. podalirius, L. ; Papilio podalirius, L., 

 for P. feisthameli, Dup. ; Euchlo'e belia, L., for E.euplieno, L. ; Apatura 

 iris, L., for A. ilia, Schiflf. ; Apatura pseudoiris, Ver., for A. iris, auct. ; 

 Charaxes jason, L., for C. jasius, L. ; Argynnis esperi, Ver., for A. 

 adippe, auct.; Satyrus hermione, L., for iS. alcynne, Schiff; Satyrus 

 major, Esp., for S. hermione, auct. : Epinephele janira, L., for E. 

 jurtina, L. ; Epinephele janira va,r. jurtina, L., lovvsir. fortuuata, AlT^h; 

 Lycaena idas, L., for fj. aryyroynomnn, Bergstr. ; Lycaena ra)nbari, 

 Ver., for L. idas, Ramb. Many varietal and aberrational names are 

 also compromised in the suggested alterations. 



Since " some of these have been the object of long controversies 

 among entomologists, owing to insufficient original descriptions, and 

 others reveal mistakes which have been carried on for over a century 

 and a half, and which ' are ' so thoroughly rooted by habit that 

 nobody ever suspected their existence," they can well be 

 refused validity, and we hope that this matter will be dealt with, at 

 any rate by the National Committee in the British Islands. Some 

 of the suggestions will possibly have to be accepted ; Argynnis niobe 

 var. eris is the " nymotypical " form, since the Linnean description of 

 niobe fits the Linnean labelled specimen which has been subsequently 

 called eris. Hence it is the type form and eris drops. Unless of 

 course the argument prevails that when with such common species, 

 150 years of literature and records exist with the old nomenclature, it 

 is more convenient to allow the old inaccuracies to remain in the 

 interests of future reference and research. 



Perhaps some one competent to discuss the minutiaj of this paper 

 will do so in a future number. 



The collections of the late Mr. A. PI. Clarke, F.E.S., of Earl's 

 Court (see vol. xxiii., p. 256), have recently been presented to the 

 University of Leeds by Mrs. Clarke. The cabinets contain some 6,500 

 specimens from the Continent as well as from the British Isles, and 

 will form a particularly valuable reference collection on account of its 

 general completeness. In addition there are some 6000 specimens of 

 Exotic butterflies, which will form a most useful introduction to the 

 Fauna of the different regions of the globe. We also understand that 

 the working library of entomological literature belonging to Mr. Clarke, 

 is included in the donation. We congratulate the University upon the 

 acquisition of so much that will be of value to the Zoological side 

 of the work of the Institution. 



In the current number of the Pomona Journal of Entomoloyy, 

 henceforward to be known as the Journal of EJntomoloyy and Zoology, 

 is a monographic article by J. C. Bradley on the Siricidae of North 

 America, with five plates of species and details, carefully worked out 

 keys to the genera and species (males and females), and a considerable 

 amount of Bibliography. The genera are Sire.v, Urocerus, Xeres, 



