Introduction 



are treating of a g-enus or species that has before appeared in htera- 

 ture. It is for the speciahst to decide. 



All trivial names are entered as if they were mascuh'ne. e.g. 



nigra will be found under niger 

 afrum „ „ afer 



abdominale „ „ abdominahs. 



It is obvious that no other arrangement is possible if we wish to 

 preserve the history of a species ; but a cross-reference is given when 

 the feminine or neuter form of the trivial word differs so much as to 

 obscure it to those unfamihar with the dead languages. 



The following abbreviations have been commonly used : — 



= equal to 



? 



ad 



ante 



ant. om. {ante omnia) 



apud 



ascr. (ascriptum) 



auctt. {auctorum) 



auct. typ. {aicctoris typis) 



cf. iconfer) 



die indet. 



diio species eodeui nomine 



emend. in 

 emend. pro 

 errorc 



err. pi'o {errorc pro) 

 ex. ann. 

 exeunte 1831 

 extremo 1831 

 genns caelebs 



id. ac {idem ac) 

 in animo est 

 ineuntc 1831 



query 



not later than 



before 



first of all 



according to, or, as stated by 



ascribed to 



of authors 



privately printed 



compare 



exact date unknown 



two species with tiie same 



name (= homonym) . 

 emended to 

 emendation for 

 in error 

 error for 

 extremo q. v. 

 late in 1831 

 at the end of 1831 

 genus to which no trivial 



name has been attached 

 the same as 

 he intends to write 

 early in 1831 



iniq. mut. {nomen inique mutatnm) name unjustly changed 



mejudice in my opinion 



n. et f. name and figure onl)- 



n. n. {nomen nudum) name only 



7ion comp. {non comparet) it does not appear^ 



^ i.e. I have searched for this name but have noX found it. 



