THE LEPIDOPTERIST 53 



Stammodes eldridgensis sp. nov. 

 Palpi, thorax and body blackish. Primaries black- 

 ish, fuscous with three white spots on costa. Basal 

 spot without any line, second with faint broad white 

 line running to median vein, where it disappears. 

 Third runs diagonally outwards to median vein, then 

 turns sharply back running to inner margin. Beyond 

 blackish fuscous, fringe short and of same color. The 

 white projection of outer line is most apparent, re- 

 sembling slightly albiapicata Grossbeck. Secondaries 

 dark ashen, with a shadowy dark basal band running 

 straight across. No other markings apparent. Be- 

 neath primaries yellowish and fuscous speckled, on 

 costa fuscous, in middle of wing the lines of above 

 show through. Secondaries basal portion dull fus- 

 cous bordered externally by a white band, which goes 

 straight across wing except for a slight angulation at 

 cell. The hind wings beyond this white band, are 

 yellow and fuscous striated, possibly there is a white 

 discal spot but the type is a trifle rubbed in that place 

 and it is hard to be sure. This white band running 

 almost straight across secondaries is unusual and the 

 mottled yellow and fuscous underside. 



Expanse 28 mm. 



Holotype 1 S Eldridge, California, in collection of 

 Mr. Samuel E. Cassino, Salem, Mass. 



The Spirit of the Naturalist and of Natural 

 History Work 



Fordyce Grinnell, Jr., Pasadena, Cal. 



Natural history work is simply one of observation 

 m various degrees. In the case of one class of Nat- 

 uralists it may be observation alone with no collecting 

 of specimens, as in the case of Fabre, the great 

 French observer, whose looks only recently trans- 

 lated are inspirations and models for a large group 

 of readers. He worked for the love of it with no 

 pecuniary reward. A larger group of Naturalists are 

 those who combine observation in the field and study 



