14 [January, 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



Published monthly (except July and August), in charge of the joint 

 publication committees of the Entomological Section of the Academy 

 of Natural Sciences, of Philadelphia, and the American Entomological 

 Society. It will contain not less than 300 pages per annum. It will main- 

 tain no free list whatever, but will leave no measure untried to make it a 

 necessity to every student of insect life, so that its very moderate annual 

 subscription may be considered well spent. 



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PHILADELPHIA, PA., JANUARY, 1894. 



THERE are a number of entomologists among us who are expert col- 

 lectors, and who have in the course of their collecting trips gleaned many 

 interesting and important facts relating to insect life and habits. They 

 are usually well and favorably known among their brethren, who may be 

 able, from time to time, to get some benefit from association with them, 

 but usually this is as far as it goes. The general entomological public 

 reaps no advantage from their lives, and the literature is not enriched 

 thereby. There are many such men, and they live and die, and their 

 knowledge and information unfortunately passes away with them. This 

 should not be. While the man may enjoy his hobby, and get much benefit 

 from it for himself, there is no reason why he should not make an effort 

 to benefit others also, and the study in general by publishing his notes 

 from time to time. Perhaps he is diffident and does not care to run the 

 risk of publication, fearing it may not be new on account of his insuffi- 

 cient knowledge of the literature. His publisher will probably know 

 about this, and he can let him shoulder it. We know of one instance 

 where a long life was devoted to entomology without any benefit to others, 

 but in this instance the individual was postponing publication from day 

 to day and year in and year out until he died. We can only say that we 

 think it incumbent on all to publish their observations. 



Saprinus sitlcatu/iis Schmidt. Ent. " Nachrichten," 1890, p. 51. Fora 

 specimen of this I am indebted to Mr. Geo. Lewis, and find it not in any 

 way differing from scissus Lee. G. H. HORN. 



