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Newark, N. J., now has an Entomological Society with about 15 

 members. Some of our Newark friends are excellent collectors, and 

 will no doubt be heard from before long. We wish them good luck and 



prosperity. 



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Early in June we had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Thaxter and his 

 collections at Kittery Point and obtained some hints on collecting at 

 light. One point may be interesting, and that is that Noctuids always 

 fly against the wind, and unless your light is placed so that they can fly 



thus to get to it, your success will be small. 



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In Dr. Horn's Scotocryptus paper in our last number, p. 51, is 

 "Aglyptus 4 — 3 — 3 (J 1 5"- The "9" is owing to a slip of the pen, and 



should be omitted. 



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Dr. Goding, of Ancona, 111., writes us "Having read Mr. Stretch's 

 article'' 'Anal appendages of Leucarctia acrcea, (Papilio III, 41), I was 

 interested in the capture of a specimen of Ctenucha fulvicollis while the 

 insect was in the act of protruding similar appendages. These 'anal 

 antenna;' were about I of an inch long, of a milk white color, and cover- 

 ed with short yellowish gray hairs, very closely resembling a lamp chim- 

 ney cleaner" as observed by Mr. Stretch. 



The insect was captured while flying around a lighted lantern, the 

 appendages being plainly seen by quite a number of persons. I have 

 never observed these organs in the insect mentioned by Mr. Stretch. " 



This is interesting as showing similarity of structure between the 

 Arctiidce. and this species, classed as one of the Zygcenidce. Will our friends 

 all over the country watch the insects they attract to light, and find 

 whether any other species shows this peculiarity, the function of which is 



not yet satisfactorily explained. 



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In an old (1879) foreign Journal I found recently a note of some 

 interest. A pair of Anth. pernyi emerged from the cocoon together; next 

 morning they were found in coitu and so remained until 4 p.m. that day. 

 They then separated, the $ was removed and killed, and the 9 began 

 ovipositing. About 6 p.m. another $ emerged, which immediately and 

 before the wings were yet fully unfolded, sought the female and remained 

 in coitu until 8 a.m. next morning. The 9 then continued the egg-laying 

 business and all the eggs proved fertile. The interesting point is, that 

 it controverts the accepted theory that a 9 once mated exercises no 

 further attraction to the $$ and is unmolested by them. Have any of 

 our readers observed similar instances? 



