24 THE entomologist's record. 



The claim is advanced that, according to reasonings put forth in 

 luy former article in I'm/rht', Stdeopi/i/a would stand in one subfamily while 

 in an emended form it would sink into synonymy in another. This 

 conclusion certainly seems unwarranted as I took especial pains to 

 show that Styhijii/iia was but an emendation of Stelcopi/t/a, and not a 

 separate genus. Supposing that all students of nomenclature conceded 

 that emendations were unallowable, I did not think it necessary to 

 state that they were to be quoted in synonymy under the name as 

 originally spelled. 



In the October number of the journal Mr. Bethune-Baker makes an 

 earnest attempt to solve this problem according to the rules of the 

 International Code. His conclusion is that cnnericana is the type of 

 Stelcopi/i/a, thus giving to each of the three originally included species 

 of this genus its advocate as genotype. Mr. Bethune-Baker has not 

 followed the strict letter of the International Code, as it does not rule 

 that Fisher von Waldheim's inclusion of orientalis in his genus 

 Std('0}n/(ja is )iltra vires. This is the opinion of the secretary of the 

 International Committee, as stated above, but the Committee itself has 

 never, unfortunately, ruled to this effect. 



Mr. Bethune-Baker's treatment of ^ttjlopinia, the emended form of 

 Steleopipja, as a distinct and separate genus is certainly wrong. Being 

 clearly but an emendation it is to be quoted in synonymy under the 

 genus as originally spelled. 



Note. — In my original article in PnycJie an error occurs. The words : "2 

 Blatt., p. 30 (1907) " in the next tc last line in the second paragraph should 

 be referred to foot-note 3, completing the reference given there, and replaced in 

 the text by Mr. Shelford's name and the reference number 3. I indicated this 

 error in galley proof but the printer never mide the correction. 



Note to the above by R. Shelford. 



Mr. Caudell gives his case away in the most delightfully ingenuous 

 manner. He states that to regard orientalis as the genotype of 

 Steleopyga and of Blatta is in accordance with the rules of the 

 International Code. I ask no more than that, my position is even 

 stronger than I thought it was for I have the sanction of high authority. 

 Mr. Caudell may believe that this or that rule of the International 

 Code is " ultimately destined to fall into general disfavour," but such 

 an opinion cannot bind those who hold a diametrically opposite one. 

 It would not be very difficult to combat many of the arguments 

 brought forward by Mr. Caudell, but to slaughter the slain has never 

 been a profitable employment. 



®^OLEOPTERA. 



llYl'OPULUiUS LINEARIS, F., AT OxSHOTT, AND OTHER SPECIES OF 



interest therefrom during 1911. — On July 4th I discovered a few 

 felled pine trunks which seemed in admirable condition, and which, 

 moreover, wore riddled throughout by Scohjtidae. The latter, on 

 examination, proved to be Myeloji/iilns pinipvrda, L., Ui/lastvs palliatus, 

 Gyll., 'I'owicHH laricis, F., and riti/<)//encs bidcntatua, Ilbst., the former 

 three in profusion, and the rit>/i)(i('ucs very sparingly. Almost 

 immediately I found a specimen of Jli/popldofKx linearis, the beetle I 

 was in search of, and settled down to make the very most of the 

 waning light. Ucyiisa incrassata, Muls., sparingly; Kpipeda plana, 



