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tion to " priority at any price." Desirability of iminomial 

 nomenclature. The same name should never be used for two 

 species of different genera. Strong objection to "nonsense" 

 names. Absurdity of changing w into v and k into c in latinising 

 names. Incorrect orthography should not be perpetuated. 

 The question of figures without descriptions, and descriptions 

 without figures, should be specially considered in each case. 

 Value of the Entomological Committee as a court of appeal for 

 the registration of names. Reference to absurd names recently 

 proposed for Hemiptera. Plea for the recognition of varietal 

 and aberrational names, as of great use to biologists and students 

 of variation. Desirability of the same varietal name for parallel 

 variations of different species (cf. Vol. II., p. 97). 



Discussion. 



The discussion was opened by the Secretary, who said that 

 it was necessary for him to inform the meeting of the steps 

 which had been taken since the First Entomological Congress in 

 the matter of forming an International Committee on Ento- 

 mological Nomenclature. The Congress at Brussels commis- 

 sioned the Executive Committee to nominate (not elect) a number 

 of entomologists as members of a committee on Entomological 

 Nomenclature, and to bring these names before the Second 

 Congress. The Executive Committee had taken action accordingly, 

 and this Congress would be asked at the proper time to elect or 

 reject the names suggested by the Executive Committee. 



The Executive Committee was of opinion that the scope of 

 the work of the Committee on Nomenclature should be defined 

 at this Congress. In defining this scope of work, they should bear 

 in mind the results of the working of the various committees 

 on Zoological Nomenclature which had been in existence for 

 some considerable time. Rules had been made, and opinions 

 been rendered, and to-day they observed among zoologists a 

 widespread revolt in nomenclatorial matters. Consensus of opinion 

 among working entomologists being the chief aim, the Executive 

 Committee opined that the main work of the Entomological 

 Committee on Nomenclature should consist in collecting the 

 opinions of the speciahsts in the various branches of Entomology 



