In the last isse of the Can. Ent. Mr. Howard, with a commendable solictiude for my entomological reputation, and under a heavy discharge of deadly parllel columns, seeks to evade the question at issue between i. e., who has priority in the use of the generic term Rileya; and not-withstanding the opportunity the was afforded him to rechristen his interesting genus, he seems loath to do so, and again, by a misrepresentation, makes a claim of priority in publication.