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PICTURES for the album of the American Entomological Society have 

 been received from B. L. Cunningham, Fort Klamath, Oregon; Philip P. 

 Calvert. 



Mr. Philip Laurent and Dr. D. M. Castle are spending a month in Florida 

 on a collecting tour. We hope they may succeed in getting all they de- 

 sire in the way of insects. 



Mr. Lancaster Thomas and Mr. H. W. Wenzel contemplate a trip to 

 Roan Mountain, Mitchell County, North Carolina. The former frill col- 

 lect Lepidoptera and the latter Coleoptera, especially looking out for 

 Cychrus. 



Mr. GRAF-KRUSI, of Gais, near St. Gall, Switzerland, has recently sent 

 us a sample of his excellent butterfly net. This is a strong folding net, 

 and is so arranged to fit any size stick. The whole net may be readily 

 carried in the pocket and yet can be put into condition for use in a mo- 

 ment. . The netting is made of bolting cloth and is exceedingly strong, 

 and will not tear, and can be used for a long time. These nets are also 

 extremely reasonable in price. 



A SPECIMEN of Hypolimnus misippus Linn, was taken near Oceanus, 

 Banana River, Florida, Dec. i, 1895, and is now in my collection. I be- 

 lieve this butterfly has only once before been recorded from Florida. 



Mrs. CHAS. B. CORY. 



Mr. GEO. W. PECKHAM, 646 Newstead St., Milwaukee, \Vis., asks for 

 information on several points: 



i. - Have you ever seen wasps sting their prey ? Is the spider or insect 

 stung in any particular spot, or wherever opportunity offers ? 



2. In opening nests have you ever noticed whether the insects or spiders 

 stored up were all alive, or whether they were partly dead and in various 

 stages of preservation ? 



3. Do you know of any solitary wasps that mutilate their prey before 

 storing it ? In opening mud-dauber nests I have frequently found some 

 of the spiders all dried up; others dead, but plump; and others still alive. 



