298 APPENDIX A. 



bisher fast iiberall gebrauchten Namen verworfen werden. Vor 

 allem ware es sehr schwer (unmoglich), eine Grenze fur die 

 geniigend wissenschaftliche Begriindung der Gattungsnamen zu 

 Ziehen. Ich halte es daher, aus rein praktischen Grlinden, fiir 

 besser, die Gattungsnamen in Hlibner's Zntrdgcji zu acceptiren, da 

 sie durch eine kenntlich abgebildete Art sicher illustrirt werden ; 

 oft sicherer als dies bei so manchen oberflachlichen Beschreibungen 

 von (ganz unwesentlichen, vagen) Gattungscharacteren der Fall ist." 



50. Grote (A. R.). 25 Afay 1897. 



" The genera in the Zutraege are virtually without what is called 

 a generic description, but in every case we can find out what the 

 author meant to cover by them and they should therefore be 

 adopted." 



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

 [Vide Hampson 41. Durrani^ 



" I am very decidedly of opinion that all 'nomina nuda' should 

 be excluded as they are in all other orders of Insects and branches 

 of Zoology; this will of course exclude the Tentamen, of the publi- 

 cation of which also there is ho proof, the Zutrdge and many other 

 undefined grenera." 



QUESTION V. 



"Are the genera of Hiibner's Verzeichniss to be ac- 

 cepted or not ? If accepted, what date Is to be assigned 

 to them ?" 



Analysis of Replies. 



I. As TO Validity. 



Snellen is apparently opposed to their acceptance f= — j . 



The remainder of the Committee are all in favour of their adoption 



{^t) 



Result ; majority in favour of their acceptance. 



