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pleted. . To lessen this difficulty, the paragraph devoted to 

 each entry should be as brief as possible, particularly where 

 published information already exists and references to it can 

 be given. This dictionary is conceived of as a work of refer- 

 ence, a guide to sources, not as a compilation of all that is 

 known or may be gleaned from the existing literature. 



The task of preparation is not a light one, to be accomplish- 

 ed in two or three years. It will require many years, access 

 to large and complete libraries and the exercise of wise judg- 

 ment to produce a satisfactory result along the lines indicated. 

 It will be worth the doing, however, and therefore is brought 

 to the attention of entomologists. 



Notes and News 



ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS 

 OF THE GLOBE. 



Ambulyx strigilis L. in Florida (Lep.). 



Mr. Morgan Hebard has presented to the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia a specimen of Ambulyx strigilis Linn., taken 

 at Miami, Bade Co., Florida, February 2, 1899. It would be of interest 

 to know whether this species is a visitor to Florida or a resident there. 

 This sphinx moth is found in the West Indies and South America. 

 HENRY SKINNER. 



Side Lights on Entomology. 



"To an outsider it looks as though the subject of entomology were 

 still largely in the taxonomic stage of development, which is not to be 

 wondered at when one recalls that over half the species of animals are 

 insects." M. A. CHRYSLER, Professor of Botany, University of Maine, 

 in Science for March 13, 1914, page 377. 



"... what has chiefly contributed to the progress of Odonatology 

 during the period under review [1895-1912] is the application of the 

 developmental method as a means of tracing the origin, and so com- 

 prehending the significance, of the various parts of the Odonate's body. 

 If the application of this method to these insects seems to students of 

 other animal classes to have been slow, the excuse must be the great 

 number of insect forms, the consequent great mass of detail to be 

 mentally digested, and the relatively smaller number of investigators." 

 P. P. CALVERT, in Transactions, 2nd International Congress of Ento- 

 mology, Oxford, 1912, page 157, Oct. 14, 1913. 



