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gradually and will be of itself binding on all persons now and 

 hereafter, who are reasonably inclined." 



QUESTION X. 



" Can any useful object be served by the publication of 

 the opinions elicited, and will you each consent to the 

 publication of what you have written ?" 



Analysis of Replies. 



Advocating publication. 



I Snellen, 2 Aurivillius, 3 Walsingham, 4 Kirby, 5 Fernald, 6 Smith. 



7 Hampson, 8 Meyrick, (and 9 Grote do not object). 



Staudinger and Scudder make no reply. Durrant. 



REPLIES. 



166. Sxp:llen (P. C. T.). 15 Jan. 1897. 



" Je crois qu'il serait bon de publier les points sur lesquels 

 on serait parvenu a se mettre d'accord et de laisser la decision aux 

 entomologistes." 



[Vide Snellen 174. Durrant.] 



167. Aurivillius (C). 



" I hope these answers may be in any way published and dis- 

 cussed by lepidopterists, or by the leading entomological societies." 



168. Hampson (Sir G. P.). 27 May 1897. 



" I should wish entirely to be guided by the wishes of those 

 who have so kindly given me their opinions, but personally think 

 that the results arrived at are hardly definite enough to merit 

 publication." 



169. Walsingham (Lord). \0J71ne 1897. 



" Heer Snellen and Prof Aurivillius had anticipated this new 

 question by advocating the publication of the replies. I agree with 

 them and am willing that my replies may be published." 



