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22. Staudinger (O.). 5 March 1897. 



"Wird durch Annahme der Editio X als Ausgangspunkt 

 erledigt." 



23. Grote (A. R.). 25 May 1897. 



"The adoption of the loth edition makes it unnecessary to add 

 any Pre-Linnaean names." 



24. Hampson (Sir G. F.). 27 May 1897. 

 [Vide Hampson 14. Durrafii.'] 



"The adoption of the loth edition will avoid the use of any 

 pre-Linnaean names in the Lepidoptera." 



QUESTION III. 



"Are the genera of Hiibner's Tentamen to be accepted 

 or not? If accepted, what date is to be assigned to 

 them?" 



Ajialysis of Replies. 



I. As TO Validity. 

 To be accepted. 



I Walsingham, 2 Kirby, 3 Fernald, 4 Grote ( = — ) • It may be 



assumed from his writings and note that Scudder concurs { — — j . 



To be rejected. 



I Hampson, 2 Meyrick, 3 Smith, 4 Snellen, 5 Aurivillius, 6 Staudinger 



(4)- 



Result — — ; majority against accepting these genera. 



2. As TO Date. 



(No replies received from i Hampson, 2 Meyrick, 3 Snellen, 4 Auri- 

 villius II -4 = 7). 



Published i7i 1806. 



I Walsingham, 2 Fernald, 3 Staudinger, 4 Grote, 5 Smith \~-\ it 



may be assumed that Scudder concurs as he has adopted this date [^ - j . 



