THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 297 



SCUTIGERA FORCEPS IN ONTARIO. 



In the June number of the "Canadian Entomologist" I notice 

 that Dr. Gordon Hewitt has recorded an occurrence of Scutigera 

 forceps in Canada. During the past four or five years I have 

 received several specimens of this Centipede taken in Ontario for 

 indentification; two of these taken in Toronto I still have. It is 

 probable that this myriapod is more common than is supposed, for 

 if found by housekeepers it is more likely .to be immediately 

 smashed than brought for the attention of naturalists. 



C. W. Nash, Provincial Biologist, Toronto. 



Bombycia improvisa and tearlii Hy. Edw. A correction. 



On page 184 of the May number appears a note by Mr. 

 Cockle, which calls for "a correction of a correction." He states 

 that Holland is in error in referring tearlii as a synonym of 

 improvisa. So far that is correct, but the specimen figured by 

 him on Plate XL, fig. 27 as tearlii is neither that species nor 

 improvisa, but has been described by Barnes and McDunnough as 

 fasciata, (Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc, XVIII, p. 160, Sept. 1910). 

 Those authors figure both Henry Edwards' species in their 

 "Contributions", Vol. I, No. 4, Plate XII, ff. 4 and 19, and the 

 female type of fasciata is shown in fig. 5 of the . same plate. 

 Improvisa and fasciata occur together on Vancouver Island, 

 whence fasciata was described. Tearlii occurs in Alberta. I 

 should prefer that the above correction were made by others, but 

 proffer this as an alternative. 



F. H. Wolley Dod, Midnapore, Alta. 



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The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. We beg to offer our 

 our hearty congratulations to the editors of 'The Ento- 

 mologist's Monthly Magazine", (London, England), on 

 the completion of the fiftieth year of its publication. The first 

 number was issued on June 1st, 1864 under the editorial direction 

 of Messrs. H. T. Stainton, R. McLachlan, E. C. Rye, Rev. T. 



