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I have taken it as follows : Licking Reservoir, Ohio, May 25, 

 July ii and 25; Sandusky, Ohio, June 26; Delaware, Ohio, 

 May 30 ; Springfield, Ohio, July 6 ; Sugar Grove, Ohio, Sep- 

 tember 4 ; Corunna, Mich., July 25. At Licking Reservoir it 

 was not uncommon at the dates given for July. 



The variable width of the basal ring on 2 is confusing ; in con- 

 sequence the dorsum of 2 in some examples is completely black, 

 in others the black is restricted to a well marked apical spot, 

 hence different individuals fall into different groups of the genus. 

 Again the appendages of the male, except the inner tooth, which 

 was at first overlooked, are so nearly like those of divagans that 

 a mere description scarcely separates them. On the other hand 

 both sexes are smaller than divagans. 



OBITUARY. 



MOUNT CARROLL, ILL., July 30. Dr. Henry Shimer died on Sunday, 

 July 28th. He was formerly State Entomologist, and had the honor of 

 naming all the grasses and cereals at the World's Columbian Exposition, 

 and was also engaged in work for the Smithsonian Institution at Wash- 

 ington. He was worth $100,000. 



We were surprised and pained to see the above notice in one of our 

 Philadelphia newspapers. Only recently we had a very pleasant visit 

 from Dr. Shimer, and he always came to the Academy on his periodical 

 visits to this State. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS for June, was mailed May 30, 1895. 



