COiVTEKTS. 



Owl Pellets and Insects. By WrLr.tAM T. Davis 



49 



On the Origin of Entomological Names. By Robert Percy Daw -si 



New Species of Noctuidas for igog. Bv John B. Smith . 57 



Notes on Coleoptera. By W. Knaus yt 



On the Use of Coal Tar Creosote as a Preventative of Cabinet Pests. Bv Wm. 



Phillips CoMSTOCK 



73 



The Notonectid Genus Buenoa Kirkaldy. By J. R. de la Torre Buexo ... 74 

 A Decade of North American Formicidas. By William Morton WHEiit.HR . . 77 

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