196 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, 'l2 



Professor Smith was a firm believer in scientific societies 

 and himself belonged to many, including the Brooklyn Ento- 

 mological Society, of whose journals, "The Bulletin of the 

 Brooklyn Entomological Society" and "Entomologica Ameri- 

 cana," he was editor from 1882 to 1890; Newark Entomo- 

 logical Society of which he was an honorary member, Feldman 

 Collecting Social, Entomological Society of Ontario, Entomo- 

 logical Society of America, Association of Economic Ento- 

 mologists, Society for the promotion of Agricultural Science, 

 Brooklyn Institute, Washington Academy, New Jersey State 

 Microscopical Society, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club, etc. 

 Pie was a fellow of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science and of the New York Academy of 

 Sciences, and a corresponding member of the American En- 

 tomological Society (elected June 28, 1897). In most of these 

 societies he was an active member, and frequently served in 

 the capacities of president and secretary at one time or an- 

 other. 



In recognition of his high attainments as a scientist, the 

 honorary degree of doctor of science was conferred upon him 

 by Rutgers College in 1891. 



To all who knew him he was ever the same jovial, good 

 natured man, always willing to help where assistance was 

 needed. He will be greatly missed not only by his many 

 friends and scientific associates to whom he had endeared him- 

 self, but by scientific workers throughout the country. 



He is survived by a widow and two grown up children. 



JOHN A. GROSSBECK. 



The Dragonfly Argia moesta and a new species 



(Odonata). 



By E. B. WILLIAMSON, Bluffton, Indiana. 



Agrion tnoestnm and putridum, as described by Hagen, have 

 some slight differences in color and size only to distinguish 

 them. In Synopsis des Agrionines, $me legion, Argia putrida 



