PAPILIO. 



Devoted Exclusively to Lepidoptera. 



Edited by 1 , Mfsnf] VOL. 4. 



Eugene M. Aaron, ^ Philadelphia, January, 1884. i ^o i 



Lock Box 2600. J "^ ' '^ l ^^^- ^' 



TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF PAPILIO. 



The pressure of a number of business engagements upon me, renders 

 it impossible for me to continue the pleasant task of editing "Papilio," 

 and though the journal appears to be on the high road to success, I 

 am compelled to sever the connection with it, which for three years I 

 have endeavored to make of value to the Entomological world. My 

 regret, however, is lessened by the knowledge that I am enabled to 

 transfer my stewardship into even better hands, and that the work 

 which has been to me such a "labor of love," will henceforth be ac- 

 complished by one eminently fitted for the task, whose enthusiasm and 

 ability are well and widely known, and who brings to his newly imposed 

 position a very large experience in the Entomological field in addition 

 to the valuable qualification of a practical business capacity. In in- 

 troducing my good friend, Mr. Eugene M. Aaron to the subscribers 

 to "Papilio," I ask for him the kindly assistance and support which 

 have in the past been gi\'en without stint to myself, and I bespeak for 

 the journal a long career of uninterrupted prosperity. 



New York. January i8, 1884. Henrv Edwards. 



In assuming Editorial control of Papilio, I have only to say that it 

 will be my constant aim to conduct it in such a manner that the change 

 in its management will not be too conspicuous. It has shown, not only 

 its right to exist, but that its discontinuance would be a serious loss to 

 our Science, and it was this fact alone that induced me, in compliance 

 with the requests of some of its most earnest supporters, to take up 

 the mantle laid down by my accomplished predecessor. 



If I am furnished with the necessary amount of MSS., Papilio shall 

 appear promptly each month, but in a magazine of this kind the Ed- 

 itor is entirely dependent on his contributors, and cannot iurnish 

 "copy" from his own brain whenever his printer may stand in need 

 thereof. Therefore all Lepidopterists who wish to bring their re- 

 searches before their fellows, and who appreciate neat and accurate 

 typography with prompt publication, are requested to make Papilio 

 their medium. Eugene M. Aaron. 



