iJ28 ^\'- 1- l'i>tant; I>r. 0. M. Krutcr nii tlic i;viuis VaU.Tidhi. 



pruviMl, bv indt'prndent tcstiniuiiy, that Val/rriola only possosscd two 

 (KM'lli wliih^ Lc/t/opns is kiidwn hy tliroc. Culuiir \vas li-nt to tliis 

 cxiilaiiatidii liy tlic stranii»' (unissioii dl )>otli IJeutiM' and Hcrtjrdtli 

 IVuiii iiiakiiiii' aiiy rcrficnci' tu tlic (•ccUi in tlioir doseri|)tinns. 



Dl'. l>('iit<'r iinw adiiiits tliat Vallrriola only p()ssess(\s two 

 ucrlli. Itnt sliifts liis «iromid and acciiscs mo of lia\ing mado an 

 aitilicial distinction lietwcrn tlu'sc snhfaniilics hy tlic minilior ui" the 

 ucclli. Tliat distinction is not my own; I am nndrr tlie iniprossion 

 tliat liontev lias iisod it liinisoll' bnt eannot rcnioniltor tlic rcfcnMicc. 

 tiiont;ii lic can casily contradict ni(^ if 1 am inaccuratc in my snrmisc. 

 Hut ] can givc strunzer cviilcncc of thcsc charactcrs havino' hcon 

 uscd Ity otlicr cntoniul()ti;ists. JMlwaiMl .Sanndcrs is well l<nu\vn to 

 licntcr; hc dcdicated thc liftli part of bis »Hein. (iymn. Kuropae« 

 tit bim. and Sanndeis in bis »Heni. Hot. of tho Brit. Islds« (a 

 wölk wbicb Keiiter doubtless possossos) writes (p. 172) linder tbe 

 Farn. Sdldidac »ocelli placed betwoen thc eyes, two in nniiiber in 

 tbe SiihliiKi. tbicc in tbe LrjilopiiHC^. Tliis was pnblisbed in 1S1)2: 

 it is tberefove strani^e tliat 1 sluadd be considered, and tliat by an 

 antbority oii tbe UinjnciioUi. as tbe antlmr of tbe distinction in HM) k 

 (»tlici- wiiters liave of course j'oilowed tbe same discriniinative jirocess. 

 It is tberefore eviib'iit. apart froni all attempts to ol)sciire tbe poiiit, 

 tliat if we adiiiit tliis classilication, as was <lonc to tbe tinie 1 wrote, 

 tliat 1 was i'iubt in |)lacinü' Vallctiold in tlie Suldiimc. and tliat 

 Keilt er and l)eri>Tolb were in error. 



Dr. IJeiitcr states tliat be bas e.\aiiiine(l all tbe species wbicb 

 in bis view beloiii>' to Jj('i)l()j)us and liiids tbe numli<n' ol tbe ocelli 

 a \^'V\ variable (piantity. Tliis is a not nnexpected fa<-t and |)oints 

 t<» tbe repurement ot ocneric revision, bnt in comiiioii fairness be 

 iinist i('ni('nil)er tliat be did not l<ii(»w tbis wlien be niade bis cliarge, 

 lliat be aiul l{erii'rotli bad totaily oveiiooked tbe ocelb in tlieir 

 dcsciiptioiis, and tliat Ibci'efore bis personal strictnres recoil lipon 

 liiinsclf and prove bis own eri'or. 



I do not r<^|)ly to otlier strictnres. He writes tliat 1 bavi' di\id('<l 

 di\isions of ('tij)s/(/(/p on a siiiL;le cbaractcr wliicb be bas refiited 

 in bis : Die Klassilikatioii der Capsiden . 1 liave deüiied a detaiied 

 examinatiitn of tbis polemic (iit i ayain <b'ai wicli tbe faiiiily, 

 tboiinb Kirkaidy mIio says be bas studied it. reinarks. »it is a 

 rciiiaikMlilc piecc of work . luit tliat iiian,\ of tbe cbai'actei's nsed 

 arc \('i'y subtile, and i-iiidci' tbe study of (bis dilliciilt ^roiip <'\(>ii 

 ballier . 



