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Scopelosoma Pettiti, Grote. — Nov. 8. One specimen. (Engel.) 

 " tristigmata, Grote.— -O^i. 13-Jan. 2. Fairly common. 



" Walkeri, Grote. — Oct. 21-Nov. 20. Rare. 



" sidiis, Guenee. — Oct. 17-Jan. 2. Common. 



" Morrisoni, Grote. — Oct. 13-Jan. 2. Abundant. 



" devia, Grote. — Oct. 5-Jan. 2. Ten specimens. 



Glsea inulta, 6^;-^/^. — Oct. 4-20. Ten specimens. (Engel.) 

 " sericea, Morrison. — Oct. 2-25. Rare. 

 " signata, French. — Nov. 20. One specimen. (Engel.) 

 Heliothis arraiger, Hiibner. — Oct. 5-12. Rare. 

 Alabama argillacea, Hiibner. — Oct. 5-17. Common. 

 Anomis erosa, Hiibner. — Oct. 1-18. Two specimens. (Marloff) 

 Galgula hepara, Guenee. — Oct. 6-2c. Not common this season. 

 Catocala vidua, Smith 6^ Abbot. — Oct. 5. One specimen. (Engel.) 

 " cara, Gnetii'e. — Oct. 8-12. Several specimens. 

 " piatrix, Grote. — Oct. 8-20. • Three specimens. (Engel.) 

 " cerogama, Guenee. — Oct. 8. One specimen. (Engel.) 

 " habilis, Grote. — Oct. 10. One specimen. (Engel.) 

 Hypocala andremona, Cramer. — Oct. 10. One specimen. (Marlofif.) 

 Remigia repanda, Fabricius. — Oct. 4-15. Common and very variable. 

 Anticarsia gemmatilis, Z^w^w^r. — Oct. 21. One specimen. (Engel.) 

 Homoptera lunata, Drury. — Oct. 5-29. Common and extremely 



variable. 

 Epizeuxis americalis, Guenee. — Oct. 4-10. Several specimens. 



Plathypena scabra, Fabricius. — Oct. 20-Dec. 27. Common. 

 Pseudothyatira expulirix, Grote. — Oct. 11 -Nov. 2. Several speci- 

 mens. (Marloff.) 

 Macaria simulata, Hu/st. — Oct. 4. One specimen. (Marloff.) 

 Sabulodes transversata, Drury. — Oct. 2-25. Common. 



PROFESSOR ALPH.^US S. PACKARD, M.D., Ph. D. 



It is with profound regret that we record the death of Dr. Packard, 

 which took place at his residence in Providence, Rhode Island, on the 

 14th of February; he was sixty-six years of age. This distinguished 

 entomologist was tiie author of a large number of both popular and 

 scientific books and papers on insects during the last forty years. Among 

 the more important of these are- his "Guide to the Study of Insects"; 

 " Synopsis of the Bombycidae of the United States " ; " Monograph of the 

 Bombycine Moths of North America, Part i, Notodontid?e ;" "Monograph 



