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claim, at i^resent, tlieoretic value" (p. 66, toot note) contain food tor nuicli 

 thought, and, we trust, may be the means of exciting a friendly rivalry among 

 all students of Economic Entomology, which shall culminate in the discovery 

 of that "fairy elixir" which, it is claimed, shall so modify insect economy that 

 at Fast "all life is obliterated and vanishes in fiuuo.'" (p. 76) 



Of most interest to the readers of Papilio will be the chapter on " Injurious 

 Lepidopterous Insects," to a consideration of which eighty-five pages are de- 

 voted. The life-histories of the following species are given, together with the 

 best methods for their suppression: Thyridopteryx, Ephemerceformis, Tolype 

 Laricis, Nephelodes Violans, Gortyna Nitela, Heliothis Armiger, Crambus 

 Vulgivellus, C. E.vsiccatiis, Anarsia Litieatella, Bucculatrix Pomifoliella, 

 Coleophora Malivorella. Of these species unusually full bibliographies are 

 given, and fifty-eight tigures illustrate their various stages. From, the pages 

 of Papilio and the Canadian Entomologist Thauaos Xcrvius, T. Petromus, 

 T. Propertins, T. Souimis, and Eudauuis Electra are redescribed. 



A valuable addition to the work is the Appendix, containing a list of the ento- 

 mological writings of the late Dr. Asa Fitch. This and the remarkably com- 

 plete indices make this report a necessity to every student of P'ntomology, and 

 the manner in v\'hich the whole subject is dealt with renders its perusal a posi- 

 tive pleasure. 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



The Entomological Societv ok Washington has organized with the 

 following officers: President, Dr. C. V. Riley; First Vice-president, Dr. J. G. 

 Morris; Second Vice-president, George Marx; Recording Secretary, E. A. 

 Schwarz; Corresponding Secretary, L. O. Howard; Treasurer, Benjamin P. 

 Mann; Executive Committee, the officers and Dr. H. S. Barnard, P. R. I'hler 

 and Dr. A. J. Shafhart. 



The first regular monthly meeting of the society was held April 3d, in the 

 Council Chamber of the United States National Museum. The following papers 

 were read: 



1. Some new Facts concerning the late Townend Glover. C \'- Riley. 



2. On Insect Collecting at Pt. Barrow, Alaska. John Murdoch. 



3. On the Insect Fauna of the District of Columbia. E. A. Schwarz. 



4. On the so-called " Mistaken Parasite." L. O. Howard. 



The active membership list of the society numbers over twenty names. Reg- 

 ular meetings are held on the first Thursday evening of each month. 



L. O. Howard, Corresponding Secretary. 



The Index to \t)l. III. — In reply to numerous inquiries I desire to say that 

 the Index, which is now in course of preparation by Mr. Henry Edwards, will 

 probably be sent out with the June number. Subscribers are reminded that in 

 addition to the fact that the work thereon is entirely a labor of love, the deficit 

 on the last volume will throw the expense of publishing, as well, on Mr. Edwards. 



E. M. Aaron. 



Papii.io, Vol. IV, No. 3, was piililislu-d 011 Maiili 27. 1884. 



