104 THE CA.NADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



of inaccuracy. As to Edema aibicosta, Hbn., I find on my card.s after 

 the reference to the original description : — " 1825, Treit. Schmett. Eur. 

 v., 2, i6']z=^aibif?-ons with an erroneous locality." Packard omits the 

 name altogether, while Mr. Grote lists it as distinct. As to Cerura, Mr. 

 Dyar is entirely correct. I copied the species as given in his table ; but 

 unfortunately in preparing the MSS. for the printer I failed to number 

 scitiscripta. The name was therefore put in italics and I failed to notice 

 the error in reading proof Hemileuca neumoegeni and Eutheca mora are 

 genuine cases of omission. 



I have replied to Mr. Dyar's criticisms because they were kindly and 

 therefore very much more apt to convey weight; also to show that it is 

 not safe to assume that criticisms are always well founded even when not 

 replied to. J- B. Smith. 



MANUAL OF THE MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF N. AMERICA. 



Prof C. H. Fernald, of Amherst, Mass., is at work on a manual of 

 the Microlepidoptera of North America, a work for which his studies of 

 the last twenty years have admirably fitted him. He has made two trips 

 to Europe for the purpose of studying the types of our Micros in the 

 European museums, and has studied all the prominent collections in this 

 country. His magnificent library and collections of these moths afford 

 him the best possible facilities for carrying out this work, which will prove 

 a task which anyone else could hardly undertake. The immensity of this 

 work is appalling when we consider the extent of territory embraced, the 

 great number of species, and particularly the fact that we have so few 

 good collectors of Micros in this country. 



Prof Fernald is particularly desirous that collectors should give 

 especial attention to the collection of Microlepitoprera for the next few 

 years. _^__ 



OBITUARY. 



It is with the deepest sorrow that we have to announce the death, on 

 15th March, of Mr. F. B. Caulfield, of Montreal, who has been for many 

 years an active member of our Society. His loss will be keenly felt by 

 the members of the Montreal branch, of which he has always been one of 

 the chief supports. We tender our sincerest sympathy to his sorrowing 

 family. 



Mailed April and. 



