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PHILADELPHIA, PA., JUNE, 1905. 



We have often noticed the apparent lack of knowledge sho\vn 

 by some European writers in regard to the literature on Ento- 

 mology in this country, and have wondered whether it was 

 through ignorance or by design. There may be some excuse 

 for this where articles appear in little known or sporadic pub- 

 lications that are not only difficult to obtain in this conntry but 

 also in Europe. But there is no excuse when the well-known 

 publications which go to all the important societies and scien- 

 tific institutions abroad are taken into consideration. The En- 

 tomological work done in this country compares favorably with 

 that of any other and should receive due consideration. 



This contention can readily be substantiated by referring to 

 Wytsman's " Genera Insectorum," a recent publication which 

 reminds us of these facts. All the work is not faulty in this 

 respect, but a number of the papers illustrate it. The most 

 glaring is the work on the family Hesperidse, by Mabille, where 

 a list of the species of the world is supposed to be given. There 

 are eighty-nine valid North American species omitted, and 

 probably if it had not been that the Biologia Centrali-Americana 

 had been referred to none of our American species since the 

 time of Linnaeus and Fabricius would have been mentioned. 



A JOINT field meeting of the Entomological Societies of New York, 

 Brooklyn, Newark and Philadelphia will be held at Jameshurg, N. J., on 

 Tuesday, July 4th, 1905. All entomologists interested will be welcome 

 to attend. 



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