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THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



from Dr. Fletcher. All are in good condition and indicate a clear-cut 

 species. On the under side of the cell there is a very dense clothing of 

 long fine hair, which is present in the males of the other species, but is 

 not so well marked. It should be noted that all these species are early 

 fliers, and are on the wing as soon as the season opens. March and April 

 are the dates for such as have any attached. 



Explanation of Plate 4. 



of (5^ Acronycta tartarea. 



11 (^ Noctua Trumani, 



'I (^ Eueretagrotis inattenta. 



n ($ Scopelosoma Colorado. 



M ^ Hadena tinitima. 



11 ^ 11 cerivana. 



n ^ ti basilinea. 



.1 (^ M runata. 



n ^ 11 ferens. 



11 (J M allecto. 



11 (^ Rancora solidaginis. 



M ^ It strigata. 



-' ^ 11 albicinerea. 



M (J II albida. 



M J M Brucei. 



Eueretagrotis inattenta and Scopelosoma Colorado are not mentioned 

 in this paper, but have been recently described from this same general 

 faunal region. 



THE TOMB OF THOMAS SAY. 



I have just noticed Prof. Webster's note on the tomb of Thomas Say, 

 and it may be of interest to your readers to know that I have recently 

 visited New Harmony, Ind., and met Mr. John Corbin, the owner of the 

 old Maclure home, where stands the tomb of the father of American 

 descriptive entomology. Mr. Corbin, as Prof. Webster states, is much 

 interested in the proper preservation of this tomb, and is much interested 

 also in the history of Thomas Say. In fact, I found many people in the 



