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strigatus Fallen. Mr. F. Knab, of the U. S. National Museum, 

 has pronounced the specimens I submitted to him strigatus. It 

 would appear that this European insect has a wide distribution 

 over the United States since it has been taken in the East, South 

 and West. Its habits on the Aving are rather similar to those of 

 Paragus tibialis Fallen, a common species that superficially re- 

 sembles the Eumerus. 



FIELD NOTES AND QUESTIONS. 

 The Occurrence of Mantis religiosa L. in Canada. 



Four specimens of the European Praying Mantis (Mantis 

 religiosa L.), taken in Ontario, have been seen by the writer since 

 September, 1914. Three of these were captured in Prince Edward 

 County during the past two seasons, while the fourth was taken 

 some years ago near Simcoe, Norfolk Co. The latter specimen 

 was sent to me for determination by the Rev. Prof. C. J. S. Bethune. 



Of the three specimens from Prince Edward County one was 

 taken last year near Picton, and is now in the collection of the 

 Picton Collegiate Institute; a second was taken at Green Point, 

 Sophiasburg Township, about Aug. 15, by Mr. Hugh W. Clark, 

 Assistant Representative of the Dept. of Agriculture, Picton; 

 while the third comes from Carrying Place, and is in the Interna- 

 tional Collection of Canadian Insects, Ottawa. It was taken by 

 Mr. J. H. Herrington on Oct. 10, 1914.— E. M. W. 



Referring to Mr. Bethune's remarks in the January number 

 on "Caterpillars as Weather Prophets," according to Brez in 

 "Flores des Insectophiles, Notes suppl. p. 134," "when a spider 

 spins a long thread, there is a certainty of fine weather for at 

 least ten or twelve days afterward." Of this Kirby had the 

 following to say: "Without going the length of deeming this 

 important enough to regulate the march of armies or the sailing 

 of fleets or of proposing that the first appearance of these baro- 

 metrical spiders in the spring should be announced by the sound 

 of trumpet, I have reason to believe from my own observations 

 that his statement is in the main accurate and that a very good 



