Introduction 



are treating of a genus or species that has before appeared in litera- 

 ture. It is for the specialist to decide. 



All trivial names are entered as if they were mascuHne. e.g. 



nigra will be found under niger 

 afrum „ „ afer 



abdominale „ „ abdominalis. 



It is obvious that no other arrangement is possible if we wish to 

 preserve the history of a species ; but a cross-reference is given when 

 the feminine or neuter form of the trivial word differs so much as to 

 obscure it to those unfamiliar with the dead languages. 



The following abbreviations have been commonly used : — 



= equal to 



query 



not later than 

 before 

 first of all 



according to, or, as stated by 

 ascribed to 

 of authors 

 privately printed 

 compare 



exact date unknown 

 two species with the same 



name (= homonym) 

 emended to 

 emendation for 

 in error 

 error for 

 extremo q. v. 

 late in 1831 

 at the end of 1831 

 genus to which no trivial 



name has been attached 

 the same as 

 he intends to write 

 early in 1831 



? 



(id 



ante 



ant. om. iante omnia) 



apud 



ascr. (ascriptum) 



auctt. {auctorum) 



auct. typ. {auctoris typis) 



cf. (confer) 



die indet. 



duo species eodefn nomine 



emend. in 

 emend. pro 

 errore 



err. pro (errore pro) 

 ex. ann. 

 exeunte 1831 

 extremo 1831 

 genus caelebs 



id. ac {idem ac) 

 in animo est 

 ineunte 1831 



iniq. mut. {nomen inique mutatujn) name unjustly changed 



mejudice in my opinion 



n. etf name and figure only 



n. n. {nomen nudum) name only 



non comp. {non comparet) it does not appear^ 



* i.e* I have searched for this name but have not found it. 



