JOURNAL 



OF THE 



ztco Wioxli fguttfroxrlogual j^tfrijetij. 



Edited by Harrison G. Dvar. 



Publishes articles relating to any class of the subkingdom Arthropoda, subject 

 to the acceptance of the Publication Committee. Original communications in this 

 field are solicited. 



Editorial. 



The article which comprises the present issue was first published as- 

 author's separates on March 14, 1906. The new species described in 

 it should be credited with that date. It is, perhaps, advisable to 

 mention that this paper was not " distributed by the Government " as 

 has been erroneously stated in print (£nt. News, XVII, 181, 1906). 



We note the formation of the "Entomological Society of America," 

 having been formed at the Philadelphia meeting of the Entomological 

 Club of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

 This appears to be a new society, not a new name for the Entomolog- 

 ical Club. We fail to see any necessity for this organization, or any 

 special purpose in its formation. No place of meeting is mentioned, 

 and it must either meet in some later selected place, in which case it 

 will only uselessly compete with the local society there, or meet with 

 the American Association for the Advancement of Science, to use- 

 lessly compete with the Entomological Club. No mention of a pub- 

 lication appears with the prospectus, and we heartily hope none wilt 

 be attempted. None of the present entomological societies are able 

 to pay for their publications out of their subscriptions, except " Ento- 

 mological News," so that a reduction in the number of publishing 

 societies would seem to be in order, rather than an increase. The 

 American entomologist is a rather fare species, and the number of 



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