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type of Aliicita, L. was hexadactyla, L. Now if it can be proved 

 that liexadactyla was indicated by Geoffroy himself as not being the 

 type of Picrophorns, Geoffr. I was correct when stating that 

 Dr Aurivillius' synonymy A/iicifa, \^. = Ptcrophonts, Geoffr. was in 

 opposition to § 7 of the British Association Rules. Geoffroy wrote 

 of Pterophoriis, pp. 24 and 90 'chrysalide nue et horizontale,' and 

 again p. 90 ' mais la chrysalide n'est point renfermee dans une 

 coque.' Surely these words will prove that hcxadactyla was not the 

 type of the genus and that the type of Pterophonis was limited by 

 Geoffroy to either pentadactyla, L. or nionodactyla, L. {=* didactyla, 

 Geoffr.)? Dr Aurivillius has since adopted pentadactyla as the type 

 of Alncita, but this is not congeneric with inonodactyla, which 

 Wallengren in 1859 regarded as the type of Pterophonis, and he 

 has been followed by most subsequent authors. I cannot see how 

 this decision is to be upset and therefore consider Pterophonis 

 and Alucita both valid names.] 



95. Grote (A. R.). 10 Nov. 1897. 



[Vide Grote 83. Durrani^ 



" Having looked over Lord Walsingham's* resume of the 

 opinions I do not find any objection occurring to me except that on 

 p. Ti^ under c" [= Analysis 6. c] "I am represented as disregarding 

 the supposed intentions of the author. If these intentions are sup- 

 positions I would disregard them where the occasion demanded, i.e. 

 I would support the rights of another name as against any supposed 

 intention but not as against any clear or evident intention equiva- 

 lent to a designation. It is a mere question of evidence. I would 

 guard against a loose opinion as to what the author intended, or 

 the use oi possible and not probable opinions. I think it is a con- 

 cession to the author in any case to find out his intention when he 

 fails to select a type out of a number of species first included. I 

 cannot attach much value to a generic diagnosis." 



* "Mr J- Hartley Durrant's " vide Walsingham SiVAo. page <\. Durrani. 



QUESTION VII. a. 

 " What is the type of Phalaeiia, L. ?" 



Analysis of Replies. 



No type: fioi a genus {— super-family). 



I Hampson, 2 Walsingham, 3 Meyrick, 4 Fernald, 5 Grote. 



Result 5::-^^ 



