VOL. XVI. LONDON, ONT., JANUARY, 1884. No. i 



OUR SIXTEENTH VOLUME. 



In entering on our sixteenth volume we beg to tender our thanks to 

 the many kind contributors to whom we are indebted for past favors, and 

 to point to the fact that our success has hitherto largely depended on the 

 original papers we have thus secured. During the year death has removed 

 from among us some of our highly valued helpers ; LeConte, Chambers 

 and Bailey rest from their labors. The hearty support accorded to our 

 journal by these distinguished entomologists will never be forgotten, but 

 their esteemed counsel can no longer be sought. Death removes the 

 workers, but the work still goes on. From among the younger students 

 of natural history our ranks are being constantly recruited, and to these 

 we must look for a portion of the help we need. We believe that the 

 students of Entomology were never so numerous as they are at the present 

 time, nor were ever facts more carefully noted. The communities of 

 insects are as active and numerous as ever, and what has been recorded 

 of their life history and habits is but small in comparison with that which 

 still remains to be worked out. There is room here for hundreds of 

 laborers, and delightful work for all. Many of our readers have no doubt 

 made original observations which have not yet been recorded, and perhaps 

 the observers have regarded them as not of suthcient importance to pub- 

 lish until rendered more complete by further observation. Many a useful 

 fact in entomological science is lost by such delay. What we should like 

 all our readers to do is to promptly communicate any facts they may have 

 noted which they believe to be hitherto unrecorded, so that others may be 

 helped to occupy the vantage ground thus gained. Our pages are ever 

 freely open to all such communications ; they add to the value and useful- 

 ness of our journal, and help us in our endeavors to continue to make it 

 a record of original work. We sincerely hope that our readers every- 

 where will bear this in mind. 



We would also remind our members that the annual subscription is 

 now due. Remittances should be made to our Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. 

 E. B. Reed, and all communications for The Entomologist addressed to 

 the Editor. 



