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BOOK REVIEWS
Vol.9: nos.2-3
it was conclusively shown to be a good species (van Son, 1949: 20); both the races aureus Moreau and semlikana Le Cerf belong to the species P. lormieri Distant and not to P. menestheus Drury as given by PETERS. The arrangement of Mylothris has been left as it was erroneously given by TALBOT, based on the fact that the male genitalia of M. bernice and M. trimenia were confused; this has resulted in the erection of two hypothetical groups, each of which had the habitus of one group and the genitalia of another! This error was duly corrected by TALBOT after he was notified of it by the present writer, who has rearranged the group correctly (van Son, 1949: 216). The far-reaching changes in the nomenclature of Colotis in the species tone, erone, pallene, and lais have been unnoticed, and the old erroneous arrangement of TALBOT left undisturbed. Some rather unfortunate changes have been. brought about, for instance in Precis, where clelia Cramer has been given as a synonym of oenone Linnaeus, 1764, whereas in fact Linnaeus described cenone originally in 1758, the 1764 emendation being erroneous and invalid. The rather numerous spelling errors, both in the names of genera and those of species or forms, call at least for a corrected edition, but perhaps it would be better to wait for the appearance of some revisions now under way, in order to avoid further confusion.
In my second volume of Butterflies of Southern Africa, now in the press, eight new genera and numerous new species of Satyridae are described, and their inclusion in a revised check-list appears to be desirable; similarly, the numerous recent works by STEMPFFER, and by STEMPFFER and BENNET, have brought about considerable changes and additions in the Lycaenidae.
May I suggest that in the cases of all names published before 1864, the year in which the Zoological Record has made its first appearance, the full reference to the original publication be given; this would considerably assist systematic workers who may wish to refer to the original description without having to consult old catalogues which are often difficult to obtain.
G. VAN SON, Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
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C. L. Remington