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ON THE CITATION OF LOCALITIES
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 May 2012
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It is the custom nowadays to look down with great contempt on those old authorities, who considered “North America” or even “North America,” or even “America,” a sufficently accurage locality to give when describing a species; but, perhaps, we of the present age of not quite blameless of similiar and (with our means of obtaining information) less excusable carelessness in, that we often think it enough to give the name of the state or region only.
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* In sone of these cases, however, the authors are probably blameless. It is not always possible to ascertain who was the collector.
† One kind of “crediting,” however, I do think unvise. If Tompkinson discovers a new insect, I cannot myself see that that is any reason why the poor creature should ever after be burdened with the name “Tompkinsoni” !!