Mr. Sucdder's recent admirable work on the butterflies of New England has, naturally enough, given rise to fresh discussion of the question of generic nomenclature, without, however, leading to any very decisive result. Mr. Scudder's views on the sub-division of hitherto-accepted generic units are certainly extreme, and probably few will be found to follow him entirely. On the other hand, many no doubt feel that Mr. W. H. Edwards's genera require some sort of sub-division, and would compromise matters by admitting some, and rejecting others, of Mr. Scudder's divisions.

E. elagans Str.

1873—Stretch, Zyg. & Bomb., 189. pl 8, f. 6, Euchaeles.

1875—Butler, Cist. Ent., IL., 37, Echhaetes.

1876—Stretch, Wheeler's Rept. Surv., west 100 mer., V., 797, pl. 40 of 5 and 6, Euchaetes.

As is well known to readers of the Canadian Entomologist, Mr. Scudder, in his sumptuous work on the Butterflies of New England recently published, stated that Mr. Edwards had confused the two northern species, Argynnis Freya and Chariclea. This was denied by Mr. Edwards in the April number of this journal and Mr. Butler's authority was invoked to prove that Mr. Scudder had himself transposed these names.

Onthophagus Hecate Panz. A.O., W., S.M.

Aphodius fossor Linn. St. L.

validus Horn. W.

fimetarius Linn. A.O., St.L., T.L.

ruricola Melsh. W.