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not that species at all, but is an excellent, tho' light colored, figure of C. 

 cluen'ius Cr. $. I have a full series of C. antceus (inedor} of both sexes 

 as well as specimens of rivularis, duponrhelli, beelzebuth and ciuentius. 

 For two years I received nearly all of Mr. Barrett's catch of anttzus from 

 Mexico, handling upwards of 100 specimens. Antcnus is larger in both 

 sexes and differently shaped in the wings than ciuentius; is of a gray- 

 green rather than chocolate brown, has a relatively and actually larger 

 clear area in inferior wings ; lacks the light brown dash near apex of fore 

 wings, so characteristic of ciuentius ; and as far as my observation goes, 

 Mittens never has more than three pairs of distinct yellow spots on sides 

 of abdomen, the basal pair being obsolete. Ciuentius usually has six 

 pairs of abdominal yellow spots, the basal pair being strongly marked. 

 In antceus the yellow spots at base of inferior wings are confluent ; in 

 ciuentius a dark dash separates them. The two species are abund- 

 antly distinct and contrast strongly when placed side by side, not inter- 

 grading like C. anteeus and C. antceus medor. Duponchelli, rivularis 

 and beelzebuth might, by an inexperienced eye, be confused with small 

 specimens of anta'iis, but ciuentius never. I trust Dr. Holland will 

 pardon my calling attention to this, for I heartily admire the book. 

 ELLISON A. SMYTH, JR., Blacksburg, Va. 



ODONATA OF MAINE. Thanks to the kindness of Prof. Oilman C. 

 Drew, successor of the late Prof. F. L. Harvey at the University of 

 Maine, I have lately received a copy of The University of Maine Studies 

 No. 4. A Catalogue and Bibliography of the Odonata (Dragonflies) of 

 Maine, zvith an Annotated List of the Collectors. By Francis Le Roy 

 Harvey, Professor of Natural History. Orono, Maine, August, 7002. 

 16 pp. This has been printed from one of those manuscripts which Prof. 

 Harvey placed in my hands,* but which seemed to me to be more fit- 

 tingly published by an institution of the State to which its subject-matter 

 specially related. Since this paper may be overlooked by those inter- 

 ested in these insects, it seems worth while to call attention to its exist- 

 ence. The catalogue occupies nine pages, listing 34 genera and 94 spe- 

 cies, of which latter 3 are Calopteryginse, 27 Agrionina?, 15 Gomphinae, 

 4 Cordulegasterinae, 8 yEschninae, 18 Cordulirae, 19 Libellulinae, and is 

 based on all the known records. The two pages of bibliography cite 22 

 papers by seven authors, while notes on thirteen "Collectors of Maine 

 Odonates," with the names only of some others, are given on pages 

 14-16. PHILIP P. CALVERT. 



FIRST KATYDID Why didn't you come before? 



Second Katydid Were you calling? 



Was I calling? Don't you see how hoarse my legs are? Exchange. 



*See the NEWS, vol. xi, p. 452 ; vol. xii, p. 178. 



