Fulgoroidea Dictyopharidae 7 
not always easy and leads perhaps to erroneous conclusions at times, but 
it is certainly much sounder from the standpoint of nomenclature than the 
tendency to evaluate references from previous decades in the light of present 
day practices and procedures. 
Under the family, subfamily and tribal categories we have attempted to 
include those references which we believe belong in the respective cate- 
gories regardless of the designation given by the author. Thus, a reference to 
the tribe Dictyopharini may be included in the family Dictyopharidae, 
in the subfamily Dictyopharinae or in the tribe Dictyopharini, depend- 
ing on the implication of the author with reference to the classification 
adopted in the present catalogue. All categories of less than specific value 
are included under the designation variety. Varieties which have been given 
alphabetic designations are here given latinized names for convenience in 
determining their true status. 
Z. P. Metcalf 
Raleigh, North Carolina 
July, 1945 
cm 
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