184 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



BOMBYCIA IMPROVISA AND TEARLII HY. EDWARDS. 



I have in my collection one specimen of Bombycia improvisa, 

 taken at Ladysmith, Vancouver Island, Oct. 10. 1907, which I 

 compared with specimens so labelled in the cabinets of the late G. 

 W. Taylor, of Wellington, B. C, but on further examination I 

 found that the specimens did not agree with the figure of improvisa 

 in Holland's Motto Book. 



The specimen was submitted to the late Dr. J. B. Smith, who 

 wrote me under date of April, 1908: "The determination is cor- 

 rect. I never noticed before that Holland makes tearlii a synonym 

 of improvisa. It is not. He figures tearlii, and not improvisa." 



In Dyar's Catalogue tearlii is noted as a synonym of improvisa. 



This season I have been fortunate in securing two specimens 

 of tearlii, identical with that figured by Holland and entirely dis- 

 tinct from the specimens of improvisa of Vancouver Island. 



The correction must therefore be made in Holland's work, 

 and the name tearlii be restored to its place in our nomenclature. 



J. W. Cockle, Kaslo, B. C. 



THE LONDON BIOLOGICAL CLUB. 



A society with the above title has recently been formed in 

 London, Ontario, the organization consisting of a general club for 

 conducting the business of , the whole and of a number of sections 

 devoted to special departments of biology. The objects of the club 

 are stated to be: "(a) the development and advancement of the 

 study of biology in general and of the subjects represented by the 

 sections in particular; (b) the conservation of living things, includ- 

 ing man and all useful to him ; (c) the economic and scientific de- 

 struction of such living things as can be shown inimical to man." 



The wide scope of the club is set forth in the bylaw relating to 

 sections which, it states, may be organized to deal with the follow- 

 ing subjects: Archaeology, Bacteriology, Botany, Entomology, 

 Ethnology, Ichthyology, Paleonthology, Psychology, Ornithology, 

 Sociology, Zoology, Bees, Poultry, Horses, Dogs, Cats, etc. It is 

 provided" further that any members, not less than three in number, 

 may apply for the creation of a new section on any other subject 

 relating to Biology. The club has begun with a fairly large mem- 

 bership, and with such an extensive field of operations should at- 

 tract a great number of persons who take an intelligent interest in 

 matters outside of their daily routine of work. 



Mailed May 7th, 1014. 



