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The Naturalist' s Universal Directory, containing names, addresses 

 and special subjects of study of professional and amateur natu- 

 ralists in all parts of the world. 19th edition, compiled in 1904. 

 Salem, Mass., U. S. A., Samuel Edson Cassino, 1905. 

 With every edition this work becomes bulkier and of less service 

 to naturalists. We note the omission of the names of entomologists 

 (our own, for instance) and the inclusion of those of collectors of 

 stamps and coins. While not objecting to these, at least harmless 

 pursuits, we fail to see the propriety of including them as " natu- 

 ralists." Certainly the directory does not need them ; there are 

 enough names. But why all these separate directories ? We shall 

 need a directory of directories shortly. 



A Synonymic Catalogue of the North American Rhopalocera. Supple- 

 ment No. 1. By Henry Skinner, M.D. Philadelphia. Com- 

 plete to end of 1904. [Received Sept. 14, 1905.] 

 Dr. Skinner has given us a very useful little supplement to his 

 catalogue of butterflies. It is somewhat bristling with typographical 

 errors and blunders, but we are used to that sort of thing from Phila- 

 delphia. There are some comments, indicating new synonymy and 

 one new name (varietal) is proposed. The number of species added 

 to our list is not large. The generic names have not been brought up 

 to date, the author expressly stating that he is "not interested" in 

 the subject, which he is pleased to designate as "generic fantasies." 

 This is, we think, a fault. It is easy to stigmatize what one will not 

 take the trouble to understand ; but a good opportunity of correcting 

 the antiquated nomenclature of the North American butterflies has 

 here been lost. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTO- 

 MOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting ok December 6, 1904 (continued from page 168). 



Mr. Bueno said further that in the works on American Entomology to which he 

 had access, the family Gelastocoridse Kirk. (Galgulidae) was given as being repre- 

 sented, by only three species in the United States. He has, however, a list of nine 

 species, in four genera, as follows : Pelogonns americanns Uhler, Gelastocoris ocu- 

 latits Fabr., G. variegatus, G. vicinus Mont, and G. n. sp. ? from Florida, Mononyx 

 nepcrfortnis Fab., A/, fuscipes Guer. and M. n. sp. ? also from Florida, Nerthra 

 stygica Say. 



