136 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Canada sliould use its inthicncu to secure a more liberal interpretation of 

 the postal regulations, with reference to the exchange of specimens between 

 students in Canada and those in the United States and Europe, particu- 

 larly in the closely allied sciences of Entomology and Botany. 



And it would also further suggest that a representation be made to the 

 Government to the end that arrangements be made whereby scientific 

 bodies may he permitted to im]3ort, free of duty, any engravings, wood- 

 cuts, lithographs, electrotypes, or other illustrations which they may 

 require for their publications. 



The members of the Entomological Society of Ontario have learned 

 with much pleasure that the Royal Society has already taken some steps 

 towards the establishment of a National Museum, and believing that such 

 an institution would very appreciably assist the whole cause of science in 

 Canada, they take this opportunity of assuring the Royal Society that they 

 will be pleased to help in every way in their power towards this end by 

 collecting specimens or otherwise. 



Signed on behalf of the Council, 



Ottawa, May 22, 1883. J- Fletcher, Delegate. 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF THECLA 

 FROM FLORIDA. 



by w. h. edwards, coalburgh, w. va. 



Thecla Wittfeldii. 



Male — Expands 1.5 inch. 



Upper side black-brown : primaries have a large oval stigma; second- 

 aries have the edge of hind margin on posterior half pale metallic blue ; a 

 large fulvous spot in second median interspace over a black spot on the 

 margin; two tails, the posterior one very long, measuring .24 inch on 

 anterior side, the other .1 inch ; black, tipped with white ; fringes of pri- 

 maries fuscous, of secondaries same to upper median nervule, then white, 

 and next anal angle, long, l)rown, with a whitish line running through them. 



Under side dark brown, tlie liind margins narrowly edged by white ; 

 the costal edge of primaries next base red ; both wings crossed by two 

 macular white lines, the outer one sub-marginal, nearly parallel to the 

 margins, and quite regular, broken at the nervules, crenated on posterior 



