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a zealous worker among the lepidoptera, and an occasional contributor to 

 the Entomologist, passed away on the ist of Ji^ily- Piof. Townend 

 Glover, who for so many years held the position of Entomologist to the 

 Department of Agriculture in Washington, died on the 8th of September. 

 Probably no man ever worked more persistently and continuously than 

 he. A good draughtsman and an excellent engraver, it was his delight 

 to make figures of every native insect brought under his notice." Our 

 library has been enriched by his beautiful works, and the wonder is how 

 any man in one short life could have done so much. His health having 

 failed, he retired several years ago from his official position and active 

 work, and spent his last days in a quiet home in Baltimore. V. T. 

 Chambers, of Covington, Kentucky, one of our most regular and valued 

 contributors, died on the 7 th of August in his fifty-second birthday. To 

 him we are largely indebted for the knowledge we possess of our Micro- 

 lepidoptera, a field in whicli he ardently labored, and in which he was a 

 worthy successor to the late Dr. Clemens. His loss will be much felt and 

 deplored. Charles Arnold, of Paris, Ont, although not an active worker 

 in the entomological field, was a close observer of the habits of insects, 

 especially such as are injurious to agriculture or horticulture. He has 

 long been a member of our Society ; was with us at our annual meeting 

 held here two years ago, and took part in our discussions. He died on 

 the 1 5th of August in his 66th year. Prof Croft was well known throughout 

 Canada as an eminent chemist, and always took an active interest in ento- 

 mology. He had a prominent part in the formation of our Society ; was 

 its first President, and always manifested the greatest interest in its pros- 

 perity. He died at the residence of his son, San Diego, Texas, after a 

 brief illness, aged 64 years. Who will press forward and fill the vacant 

 places in our ranks ? One by one we pass away, but our favorite 

 branch of natural science still lives, and will continue to assert its increas- 

 ing importance, and confer its benefits on all succeeding generations. 



Wm. Saunders. 



PREPARATORY STAGES OF EPILACHNA BOREALIS,.Fab. 



BY G. H. FRENCH, CARBONDALE, ILL. 



Egg. — Length .06 inch by .02 in width. In shape elliptical, rather 

 narrow. Color dingy yellow, somewhat pulverulent. There were 56 of 

 these found on the under side of a leaf, set on one end and about .05 inch 



