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the Cabinet ; 2nd. The Species of N. A. Hawk Moths, and 3rd, A con- 

 cluding Essay, entitled L'Envoi. The first part gives directions as its 

 title makes known. The classification follows largely that adopted bj 

 Prof. Fernald in his "Sphingidae of New England/' Two new genera 

 are described, Deiloncke, for Cherocampa tersa Linn., and A/mts, for 

 Sphinx plebeius Fabr. The second part concludes with a discussion of 

 descent, distribution, and a list of genera of food plants. The third part 

 consists in part of remarks upon the author's past work and ideas upon 

 the Lepidc >ptera, and for the rest of an excursus int< > the neighboring realm 

 ot poetry. The poetical, which indeed colors the whole work, and inter- 

 pentrates the hard scientific descriptions, gives a delightsomeness to the 

 book rarely found in such works. One unfortunate addition Mr. Grote 

 has made which is evidenced even in the title of the work — viz. : the in- 

 troduction of so-called "common names.'' For once the poet has gotten 

 the better of the scientist, and the poet has made a mistake. For "Hawk 

 M< >ths" and its like are rhyme only ; "Sphinx" is the poem and is science 

 as well. — Mr. Grote in his exile does not seem to have kept up thoroughly 

 with American Literature as he makes no reference in his Bibliographv to 

 Mr. J. B. Smith's masterly .Synopsis of the Genera of the Sphingidae of 

 North America, for which Prof. Fernald expresses such high regard. 



The next meeting of the Am. Ass'n for the Adv. of Sci. , will 

 be held in the City of New York, on Wednesday, August 10, 1887. 

 A special effort will be made to have full and interesting meetings of 

 the Entomological Club on this occasion. 



Society News. 



The Brooklyn Entomological Society nut in its Rooms, April 5th, 14 

 members present. 



The report of the retiring Editor, Mr. J. B. Smith was read, showing that Ento- 

 mologica Americana is not yet able to pay its own way, as from it a large deficit 

 falls upon the Society. The report further gave a resume of Mr. Smith's connection 

 with the Society, and the great benefit which had come to him through it. 



Notice was given of the fact that the A. A. A. S. was to hold its next meeting in 

 New York, beginning Aug. 10, 1887. On vote, the President was authorized to ap- 

 point a Committee of five members to make arrangements lor the suitable reception 

 and entertainment of visiting Entomologists. 



A pleasant feature of the evening was the reception of a large photograph giving 

 in a group six ol the prominent Entomologists of the Pacific Coast. A vote of thanks 

 was rendered to the donors. It was a pleasant thing to the Society to see that among 

 these were two of its own members in former times, one of them one of the original 

 members of the Society. 



The rest of the evening was spent in a discussion upon the genus Acronycta, with 

 a bearing upon its classification, and also upon the species of the genus, specimens of 

 which had been brought for comparison and identification by the members. 



