Announcement 



This, the first number of the Journal of Entomology and 

 Zoology in its changed form, starts a new period for the 

 publication. 



It is the hope of the editor to have this journal largely ento- 

 mological in character, hut with some consideration given to 

 groups of animals other than insects. It is the plan to have 

 general and special papers so far as possible in each issue. We 

 hope that many who are not specialists in entomology may find 

 much to interest them in these pages. AVe wish to have the 

 publication Viroadly zoological and yet at the same time it is 

 the desire to have the journal encourage the work of western 

 America with many of the particular problems and interests of 

 southern California in mind. There will lie economic papers 

 to some degree as well as systematic and morphological studies, 

 but the journal will not of course attempt to enter the field of 

 the state and national Inilletins. It is hoped, however, that the 

 work of the journal may join with that of these more directly 

 practical publications and by bringing forth more largely tech- 

 nical results and those of a broader range, contribute its share 

 towards the good of the state and country and the advancement 

 of science. Not every article in every number will be of 

 interest to every one, but some part in each number should be 

 of value to any one who has anything to do with insects either 

 in an economic or scientific way and those who are interested in 

 zoology will, we believe, find in this journal ample returns for 

 their subscri])tions. The periodical has subscribers in all parts 

 of the world and we hope to greatly increase the mimber of 

 these. This increase we feel will come to us as time goes on 

 because science is not restricted in its problems or its interests. 



