Oct., '05] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 277 



DR. F. H. SNOW, of the University of Kansas, who headed an entomo- 

 logical collecting expedition to southern Texas early in June, has 

 returned home. The trip was a success in every way, many additions 

 were made to the University museums, and much exchange material 

 was secured. After a rest of a couple of weeks Dr. Snow will leave again 

 for Arizona to continue his collection of material for the University of 

 Kansas. 



Dr. Snow brought home with him 10,000 specimens of good material, 

 pinned and labeled. The camp was established near Brownsville, Texas, 

 where a semi-tropical climate prevails, and the insects were of a nature 

 usually found in that sort of location. Three hundred to four hundred 

 of the collection are species that have never been described, and proba- 

 bly 500 species have never before been found in Texas, furnishing inter- 

 esting data on the geographical distribution of insects. 



IN MY ARTICLE concerning errors in Dr. Holland's Moth Book pub- 

 lished in the June number of the NEWS last season, I stated that figure 26 

 of plate XXII represented the $ of the dark form of the Feltia volubilis. 

 I have just learned that I was in error and hasten to correct it. The 

 figure represents venerabilis as stated in reference to plate. The rest of 

 my article I believe to be correct. F. venerabilis and the dark form of 

 volubilis look so much alike that I was deceived in the figure. Venera- 

 bilis can always be distinguished from volubilis by its heavily pectinated 

 antennce, also by the whiter patagia and blacker collar. Both sexes are 

 exactly alike except for the antennae, so far as my experiences goes. 



I hope you will print this correction as soon as convenient as the error 

 has already muddled one collector at least, and I hope that all who saw 

 my article will see the correction also. I very much regret having made 

 the mistake, as there are already enough of them in existence without 

 any of mine being perpetuated. E. J. SMITH, Natick, Mass. 



EVERY ONE who remembers the pathetic poem beginning, "A little 

 green peach in an orchard grew, Listen to my tale of woe," will recall 

 the reckless daring of its hero, Johnny Jones, who boldly invaded the 

 orchard and, in the interest of science, staked his peace of mind to test 

 the questionable delights of the fruit. This was Mr. Jones' first essay in 

 nature study. 



Turning his attention to a field of effort more suited to his talents, the 

 author has given as illustration of his new work on /oology, exact repro- 

 ductions of birds, bugs, and beetles several lines of verse to each, his 

 mother assisting him in spelling. The lines on mosquitos are especially 



feeling : 



Mosquitoes drive you almost mad, 



They come around at night, 

 And when you're not asleep they buzz, 

 And when you are they bite. Sim ^ct 



