Comprises fifty-two drawers (lo x 14 in.) butterflies taken by the undersigned in 

 Mass. and N. H., spread, arranged and labelled with name, locality and date— 88 

 species (over 2,000 specimens), beside many larvit and pupte; very complete and_ care- 

 fully assorted series, and many vel;y rare species ; twenty drawers unlabelled miscell- 

 aneous insects (1,500 species) collected in Mass. All nearly new and in first-cla.ss con- 

 dition. Drawers lined with cork, paper covered ; sliding glass covers. All in three 

 closed cabinets. F- H. SPRAGUE, Wollaston, Mass. ^. 



NOTICE OF MEETINMSSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL ECOMi^NTOMOLOGISTS 



The second annual meeting of the Association of Official Economic Entomologists 

 will be held at the University Buildings, Champaign, Illinois, November nth to i5tJi 

 proximo, at the same time and place as the meeting of the Association of Agricultural 

 Colleges and Experiment Stations. The Committee on Entomology of the latter 

 Association will meet at the same time. -r • 1 



Members expecting to attend will confer a favor upon the Officers if they will 

 announce the fact, and will send titles of papers to be read or topics they desire dis- 

 cussed to the Secretary. All are earnestly urged to be present if possible. 



JOHN B. SMITH, Secretary, New Brunswick, N. J. 



SPECIMENS OF 



JAPANESE LEPIDOPTERA, ORTEOPTERA, COLEOPTERA, 



HYMENOPTERA, SHELLS, ETC. 



YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. 



Having for some time past been actively engaged in the study and collection of this 



group of butterflies, I would be pleased to hear from parties having any perfect specimens 



to sell or to exchange. Western species particularly wanted Eggs of any species also 



desired. 



PHILIP LAURENT, 1306 Chestnut St , Philadelphia, Pa. 



JOSEPH BRIDGHAM, SCIENTIFIC AETIST, 



Illustrations in colors, in black and white, or pen work ; drawings on paper, stone, 

 wood, or copper ; microscopic work ; work done in any locality, or received at studio ; 

 facilities for raising living specimens while illustrating changes. 



References : Prof. A. Agassiz, Cambridge, Mass. ; Prof. C. V. Riley U. S. Agri- 

 cultural Dept., Washington, D. C. ; Prof. C. O. Whitman, Clarke 'University, Worces- 

 ter, Mass.; Prof. W. G. Farlow, Cambridge, Mass.; Prof. G. W. Goodale, Cambridge, 

 Mass.; Prof. A. S. Packard, Brown University, Providence, R. I., U. S. Entomological 

 Com'ii.; I'luf. H. V. Wilson, U. S. Fish Conrn, Wood's Holl, Mass., Dr. H. A. 

 Hagen, Cambridge, Mass.; Prof. H. A Pilsbry, Academy Nat'l Science, Philadelphia, 

 la.; Prof. A. Bickmore, Museum of Nat'l History, Central Park, N. Y.; Dr. H. H. 

 Rusby, College of Pharmacy, N. V. 



