176 W. F. Kirby: 



6. Gantharis pellucida Fr. var. nova Rauterberg!. 



Nigra, capite, vertice nigro excepto , prothorace supra sub- 

 tusque , antennis pedibusque totis , mesosterno ahdomineque laete 

 rufo-testaceis. 



Durch ganz hell gefärbte Beine und gelbrothen Bauch 

 abweichend. Von longicollis , mit welcher diese Form in der 

 Färbung übereinstimmt, durch den gerundeten kürzeren Thorax 

 verschieden. 



Von Herrn Oberlelirer A. Rauterberg im nördlichen 

 Oldenburg in einiger Anzahl gesammelt. 



Eejoinder to Dr. Bergrotli and Mr. Distant. 



By W. F. Kirby, F. L. S., F. E. S. etc. 



I am sorry to have to trouble the readers of the "Wiener 

 Entomologische Zeitung" with this rejoinder, but I lind that 

 there are still a few points which appear to require furthei' 

 explanation. 



The accusation of placing Cingbalese species in American 

 genera resolves itself into a mere repetition of the main cliarge 

 of having found it convenient to use Walke r's arrangement 

 in my paper : for Walker (List of Homopterous Insects 

 vol. VIII, p. 135) treats Polididus as a section of Zelus. 



As I never edited the Orthoptera for the Zoological Record. 

 as Dr. Bergroth seems to suppose, his footnote on p. 70 

 (antea) has nothing to do with me. The reference , which he 

 has omitted, is evidently to Zool. Record, vol. XI (1874)^ 

 p. 458. 



I do not hold a brief for Walker; but may quote Mr. 

 Mc L a c h 1 a n's opinion of his work : 



"Like all the other Catalogues by this author, [the second 

 part of his list of Neuropterous insects] shows an immense 

 amount of bibliographical research , and as a compilation is 

 very valuable ; but like them also , it proves the author's in- 

 capacity for discriminating species or groups, and as a con- 

 sequence, many of his names sink as synonyms of his own or 

 previously described species. The descriptions are generally 

 good, often excellent, but there is no appreciation of affinities, 

 aud the whole work bears the impress of mechanical etfort." 



