1899] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 265 



Notes and Ne\vs. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS OF THE GLOBE. 



THE insect mentioned on page 247 of the October NEWS was a 

 pink katydid. The species was uot given EDS. 



TO A MOSQUITO. 



O, tiny insect, pity take ; 



Go hence ; the haunts of m:m forsake, 



We pray you. 



For should our baser passions wake, 

 You'll rue the day make no mistake : 



We'll slay you. 



For many weary years, it's true, 

 A table d'hote we've furnished you 



All gratis. 



When you had nothing else to do 

 And that was pretty often, too 



You ate us. 



With cheerful hnzz you'd ply your sting, 

 And then away would gaily wing, 



So fleet, oh"! 



But now you've had your little fling, 

 Hegone-or we'll not do n tli/in/. 



Mosquito ! 



ROBERT T. HARDY, JR. 



MR. II. H. NEWCOMB, of Boston, Mass., announces the sudden 

 death of Mr. M. C. Stevenson, of Salt Lake City, rtah, who died 

 last June from an acute attack of appendicitis. The deceased was 

 interested in Lepidoptera. 



I AM engaged in a special study of the Lepidopterous genus, 

 Plusia, and hope at some time to publish an illustrated monograph 

 of the N. A. species. I have at present examples of about fifty 

 species, many, however, represented by but single specimens. I 

 should welcome any assistance in this work, either in the form of 

 specimens (for which I will give ample return in exchange or 

 cash), or in the following manner : I earnestly request each collector 

 who re ids this paragraph to send me a list of the species of Pluxin 

 present in his collection, with a statement of the localities of cap- 

 ture. If (ill collectors would aid me in this simple way, I shall 

 very quickly be enabled to publish an article showing the geo- 

 graphical distribution of the genus. I await the results of this re- 

 quest, as it will in a meisure demonstrate who are ready to do a 

 little work for the advancement of knowledge,and who are afflicted 

 with what Mr Grote once aptly termed " the greed of possession '' 

 possession being the sole aim of their labors. Due credit will be 

 given to all who aid me in any manner. R. OTTOLKXGUI, 11 f> Madi- 

 son avenue, New York City. 



