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brought to our attention. Mr H. D. Lewis of Annandale states 

 that he observed a few living - , fully developed Cicadas and sev- 

 eral recently vacated pupal shells in 1910. The arrival of the 

 main body in that locality in 191 1 was later than in 1894. He 

 found that the first appearing individuals seemed to be diseased 

 and lived only a few hours, possibly dying as a result of adverse 

 weather conditions. Mr J. H. Mills, Rhinecliff, also stated that 

 many died shortly after leaving the soil. 



There is another record of Cicadas appearing in 1910 in New 

 York State, though this latter appears to apply to a different 

 brood. Mr William T. Davis of Staten Island states that he 

 found the insects abundant at Half Way Hollow near Wyan- 

 danch, L. I., in 1910, though repeated examinations in that lo- 

 cality last season failed to disclose any signs of the insect. He 

 is inclined to believe that this appearance represents another 

 brood which can hardly be the case with the few found in 1910 

 by Mr Lewis at Annandale. 



Date of the first cry or song of the male. This, like the record 

 for the last appearance and last recorded note, varies consider- 

 ably, ranging in the different localities from May 22d to June 

 5th. The detailed records are as follows: May 226, R. G. 

 Doxey, Mountainville ; May 25th, S. S. Simmons, West Tagh- 

 kanic ; May 27th, H. D. Lewis, Annandale; June 5th, Frank 

 Jansen, Fonda; May 29th, Eugene Smith, Middletown; May 23d, 

 C. B. Coleman, Goshen; June 10th, W. D. Tallman, Highland; 

 May 27th, H. G. Dawes, Marlboro ; May 30th, Silvanus Van- 

 Aken, Port Ewen ; May 26th, C. E. Davis, Saugerties; May 27th, 

 N. D. Rand, West Camp; May 22d, C. \Y. Hyatt, Peekskill and 

 May 30th, Annis E. Thomson, Yonkers. 



Persistence of Cicadas. It is well known that the Cicadas 

 remain above ground for several weeks, and in connection with 

 ascertaining the distribution of the insect, two queries were 

 asked designed to supply data respecting the period during 

 which these insects could be either s< en or heard. Parties re- 

 porting gave the date when they last saw the insect from June 

 12th to July 18th. The individual records are as follows: July 

 4th, R. G. Doxey, Mountainville; July 8th, S. S. Simmons, West 

 Taghkanic; July 18th, H. D. Lewis, Annandale; July 4th, E. P. 

 Wheeler, New Hamburgh; June 12th, Eugene Smith, Middle- 

 town; July 2d, C. B. Coleman, Goshen; July 4th, Sylvester 

 Bulson, Stony Point; July 19th, W. D. Tallman, Highland; 



