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It is shown that Peziza as delimited by Linnaeus in 1753 does not accord with Peziza as commonly accepted today. Previously, such a statement had no effect upon the nomenclature of the group; by the abandoning (at the 1981 Sydney Congress) of the 1821 starting point for names of Fungi Caeteri (including Ascomycetes) in favour of 1753, many such examples of confusion can now be expected. A proposal is made to conserve the current usage (Peziza Willd.) against Peziza L. in order to avoid wholesale name changes in both Peziza and Tarzetta.

in some 'Notes on nomenclature in Pinaceae' (Amer. J. Bot. 31, 591, 1944). Later, Franco accepted this suggestion and acted upon it, proposing a new name, A. excelsior for the Giant Fir and transferring the name A. grandis to the Cascade Fir. Such a name change would be deplorable, if it were necessary and would, in any case, render the application of the name A. grandis doubtful. In such circumstances it would be far preferable, but illegitimate, to propose new names for both species and not for one only. Fortunately, the argument in support of these name changes is faulty in several particulars.

The taxa here treated as belonging to the species Lupinus pusillus Pursh have previously been treated by some authors as distinct species and by others as varieties. The three have not previously been placed together as a complex species. The relationship was recognized while the treatment of Lupinus was being prepared for the Leguminosae Part II, Lupinus, for Contributions Toward a Flora of Nevada. The necessary name changes were made in Leaflets of Western Botany 7:255, 1955, so that the names could be employed in the Nevada Flora. It has not been possible to follow through with a monographic analysis and a detailed explanation of why the three are considered to be conspecific, until now.

Five newly delineated genera, Proprioseiulus, Noeledius, Chelaseius, Athiasia, and Orientiseius are described. Four genera are synonymized: Amblyseiulus with Proprioseiopsis, Paradromus with Kampimodromus, Cydnodromus with Neoseiulus, and Clavodromina with Paraseiulella. Ricoseius is elevated to generic status. Systematic problems in Phytoseius are discussed and clarified. Type synonymy in Clavidromus is indicated.