4/8 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Dec., 'lO 



THE twenty-third annual meeting of the American Association of 

 Economic Entomologists will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, De- 

 cember 28 and 29, 1910, in connection with the annual meeting of the 

 American Association for the Advancement of Science. The exact 

 time and place of holding the sessions, information concerning hotel 

 headquarters, railroad rates, etc., will be forwarded to members as soon 

 as the program is made up. 



The Association is assured a cordial welcome in Minneapolis and the 

 members are urged to be present and assist in making the meeting a 

 pronounced success. E. D. SANDERSON, President, Morgantown, VV. 

 Va. ; A. F. BURGESS, Secretary, Melrose Highlands, Mass. 



RESEARCH WORK IN AFRICA. The Entomological Research Com- 

 mittee (Tropical Africa), appointed by the Colonial Office, has lately 

 issued Part 2 of the first volume of the Bulletin of Entomological Re- 

 search. It contains articles by recognized experts on the subject, in- 

 cluding Dr. J. B. Davey, Mr. Frank Hughes, Mr. Harold H. King, 

 Mr. R. Newstead, Mr. F. C. Willcocks, Dr. A. C. Oudemans, and 

 Mr. Charles Rothschild. 



The Bulletin states that Mr. S. A. Neave, the committee's ento- 

 mologist in East Africa, has recently visited the shores of the southern 

 end of Lake Nyasa. He could find no signs of Glossina paipalis, 

 and he considers that the nature of the vegetation and the general 

 character of the insect fauna render it highly improbable that the 

 species will be found there. G. morsitans was found abundantly on 

 the Upper Shire river and on the western shores of Lake Nyasa, 

 though in the latter case it was more plentiful half a mile or so inland 

 than on the actual shore. This species appeared to be absent from the 

 eastern side of the lake. Mr. Neave has also traversed the southern 

 portion of the Protectorate, and is now proceeding by land along the 

 whole western side of the lake, leaving Karonga about the middle 

 of July and striking across German East Africa to Mombasa. On 

 the west coast Mr. J. J. Simpson has already visited all the medical 

 posts in the Western Province of Southern Nigeria, and most of those 

 in the Central Province. He is now traversing the Eastern Province, 

 and will then proceed to Northern Nigeria. Encouraging reports 

 have been received from both entomologists with regard to the co- 

 operation of medical and other officers in furthering the work of the 

 committee. 



It is also announced that arrangements have been made by the 

 Colonial Office for short courses in entomology to be given at the 

 two Schools of Tropical Medicine at Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, 

 and Dublin, for the benefit of officers in the African Colonies and Pro- 

 tectorates when home on leave. Advantage has already been taken 

 of this in a number of cases, for during the present summer the 

 following numbers have taken, or are taking, courses in entomology : 

 Officers from the Gold Coast, 7; from Sierra Leone, 2; from Northern 

 Nigeria, i ; from Southern Nigeria, 8 ; from the East Africa Protec- 

 torate, 3 ; from Uganda, i ; from Nyasaland, 2 ; making a total of 

 24. Twenty-two other officers have intimated their desire to take 

 the course in the near future. London Times. 



