Stiles, Report of the International Commission etc. -225 



— The designation of E. blennioides Rafinesque, 1819, as type of 

 Etheostoma Rafinesque, 1819, by Agassiz, 1854, * s n °t invalidated 

 by the fact that Agassiz used as basis for his generic diagruosis char- 

 acters taken from an erroneous specific determination of 1839. 

 Not only does Agassiz distinctly state that ,,Eth. blennioides Raf." 

 is type of ,, Etheostoma Raf.," but even if the question of the erro- 

 neous identification of E. blennioides by Kirtland be taken into 

 consideration the conclusion must be drawn that this erroneous 

 identification did not exclude the original specimens of E. blennioides 

 from being covered by this specific name; on the contrary, the 

 name as used by Kirtland, 1839, still hrvolved the type specimens; 

 removing now the erroneously determined specimens of 1839, which 

 by Article 3oe a) are excluded from consideration in designating 

 the genotype, the original type specimens of 1819 remain and, 

 upon the premises submitted, represent the type of the genus. 

 Vote: Affirmative 9; negative 4; not voting 2. 



15. Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880, n. g., n. sp., 

 vs. Limnocodium victoria A 1 1 m a n , 1880, n. g., n. sp., afresh 

 w a t e r Medusa. — Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880, June 17, 

 has clear priority over Limnocodium victoria Allman, 1880, June 24. 

 Presentation of a paper before a scientific society does not con- 

 stitute publication in the sense of the Code. The Commission is 

 without authority to sanction usage in contravention of the pro- 

 visions of the Code. 



Vote: Affirmative 15; negative o. 



16. The status of prebinomial specific narfies 

 (published prior to 1758) under Art. 3od. — In 

 deciding whether a case of absolute tautonymy is present (under 

 Art. 300!), the citation of a clear prebinomial specific name insynon- 

 ymy is to be construed as complying with the demands of Art. 3od. 

 Examples: Equus caballus (Equus cited in synonymy in the sense 

 of ,,the horse"), Alca torda (A lea cited in synonymy in the sense) 

 of „the Alca"). 



Vote: Affirmative 10; negative 2; not voting 3. 



17. Shall the gener a of Weber, 1795, be a c - 

 cepted? — Weber's Nomenciator entomologicus, 1795, com- 

 plies with the requirements of Article 25, hence the genera in ques- 

 tion are to be accepted, in so far as they individually comply with 

 the conditions of the Code. 



Vote: Affirmative 12; negative 1; not voting 2. 



18. The type of Hydrus S c h e i d e r , 1799. — On 

 basis of the premises, caspius Schneider, syn. hydrus Pallas, is type 

 of Hydrus Schneider, Art. 3od. 



Vote: Affirmative 14; negative o; not voting 1. 



19. Plesiops vs. Pharopteryx. — - From the evidence, it is not 

 clear that this case is one of nomenclatorial rather than of zoologi- 

 cal nature. So far as the evidence goes, the question as to whether 



