the Cabinet ; 2n(l, The Si)ecies of N. A. Hawk Moths, aiul jrd, A con- 

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

 title makes known. The classification follows largely that adopted by 

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

 are described, Deilonche, for Chcrocampa h'lsa Einn., antl A/rei/s, for 

 Sphinx plebeius Fabr. The secontl part concliules with a discussion of 

 descent, distribution, anil a list of genera of fooil plants. The thinl i)arl 

 consists in part of remarks upon the authors past work and ideas upon 

 the Eepidoptera. antl ft)r the rest of an excursus into the neighboring realm 

 of poetry. The poetical, which indeed colors the whole work, antl inter- 

 pentrates the hard scientific descriptions, gives a delightsomeness to the 

 book rarely found in such works. One unfortunate addiuon Mr. (irote 

 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 

 Moths" 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 Eiterature as he makes no reference in his Bibliography to 

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

 North America, for which Prof. Fernakl 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 lo, 1887. 

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

 the Entomological Club on this occasion. 



Society News. 



Tlie Brooklyn Entomological Society met in its Rooms, April 5th, 14 

 members present. 



The report of the retiring Editor, Mr. J. 15. Smitii was read, showing lliat Ento- 

 mologica Americana is not yet able to pay its ow n 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 for 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 of 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 Acroiivcfa, 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. 



