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of the Lepidoptera. Certain Diptera, such as the Culicids, have 
scales mingled with the hairs on their bodies, as many years ago 
shown by Mr. Jabez Hogg, and more recently by Miiller; the spe- 
cies of Amphientomum of the family Psocidæ, as he is undoubt- 
edly well aware, have scaly bodies ; so that this character is by no 
means peculiar to the two groups mentioned by our author. Did 
the Trichoptera possess the hook and bristle in the wings of the 
Lepidoptera (a most inconstant character even in the moths) why 
should such a trivial character be considered as of any importance 
in ranking ordinal (or subordinal) groups? 
Our own view, judging not only from the structure of the adults, 
but also of the larve and pup, is that the Lepidoptera rank next 
above the Diptera, the Tineids and Pterophoride having many 
points of agreement with the Culicide and Tipulide, which seem 
to us to be as deeply seated as the resemblance to the Phrygane- 
ide. In an evolutional point of view we have been accustomed to 
regard the moths as having perhaps sprung from these dipterous 
families. Hence we have been unable to agree with the opinion 
of E. Müller (see this journal, vol. v, p. 288) that the Lepidoptera 
have sprung from the Phryganeids, though we can easily see that 
many will be convinced by his statements. But he has, we venture 
to think, erred in the same way as our author, in overlooking the 
fundamental characters of the Phryganeide, and regarding the 
adaptive, superficial characters, drawn mostly from the appen- 
dages, as of primary value. 
SUPPLEMENT TÒ THE CATALOGUE OF OPHIURIDÆ OF THE CAM- 
BRIDGE Museum.*— This paper is particularly interesting from the 
excellent figures illustrating the most important species dredged at 
great depths between Cuba and the Florida Reef. The note on no- 
menclature and classification deserves mention in connection with 
the article on this subject by Mr. Alex. Agassiz, published on p. 354 
of the present volume of this journal. As to the matter of changing 
the authority with each change in the combination of the name of a 
genus and species, Gen. Lyman opposes the view of Dr. Liitken, 
the distinguished zoologist, of Copenhagen in the following terse 
language :— ` 
“ For instance, we have, in 1854, Ophiura nodosa Ltk. I after- 
A Onti 
* Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, H g 
No vi. Supplement to the Ophiuridæ and Astrophytidæ. By Theodore Lyman. Cam- 
ridge, 1871. Royal 8vo. pp. 18. With 2 plates. 
