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POLYGAMY OF MOTHS. 



Callosamia promethea. — This was con- 

 firmed in 1894 bj two experiments. One ? 

 was mated witli four $ $, the first three 

 being removed after twenty minutes each, 

 and each succeeding $ mating eagerly. The 

 second $ was even more eagerly sought, 

 mated with four $$, was left over night 

 with the last one, and, on being put on the 

 windowsill the following afternoon, drew 

 more $ $ than on the first day. 



Carolhte G. Sonic. 



Anisota stigma. — On July '1st, 1894. 

 two ? ? emerged, and were tied out that 

 night. July :!nd, one was found in coilii at 

 8 A.M., and so remained until after 6.30 

 p. -M., laying eggs that night. July 3rd, the 

 two moths were again in coitii, but were 

 disturbed and separated at about 10 a.m., 

 the $ being put into a box containing the 

 second $. July 4th, the J and this ^ were 

 in coitu at S A. M. and so remained until 

 between- 8 and 11 p. m. July 6th, $ died. 

 July 7th the ? died having laid no eggs, 

 although they were fully formed in the body. 

 The first 5 laid many eggs, and died on July 

 9th. [da M. Eliot. 



ENTOiMOLOGICAL NOTES. 



During the summer just passed an unusual 

 numberof papers dealing with N.A. Orthop. 

 tera have been published. Foremost in 

 extent is Scudder's account of the group 

 Ceuthophili (Proc. Amer. Acad.) in which 

 more than fifty species are described in the 

 genus Ceuthophilus alone. Morse has 

 described in detail (Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. 

 Hist.) the New England species of Sphara- 

 gemon, and contributes to this number of 

 Psyche a similar account of N. E. Tettiginae. 

 Beutenmiiller has described several Gryl- 

 lidae (Journal N. Y. Ent. Soc, Bull. Am. 

 Mus. Nat. Hist.) and Scudder has given 

 (Can. Ent.) a brief revision of the genera of 

 N. A. Decticidae with tables. Blatchley has 

 also (Can. Ent.) continued his account of 

 the Acrididae of Indiana, and Garman has 



published a list of the Kentucky Orthoptera. 



Nicolas has been making some experi- 

 ments upon the time of eclosion of a species 

 of Osmia (Ass. frang. av. sc, 1893) by 

 placing nests at five different elevations at 

 Mont-Ventoux, France, varying from 860 to 

 1912 metres in altitude and finds a difference 

 of two months at the extremes with a pro- 

 gressive difference at intermediate points. 



Two species of Argynnis and three of 

 Chionobas form the illustrative subjects of 

 the last (xv) part of Edwards' Butterflies of 

 North America, reproduced with a fidelity 

 and grace which is scarcely short of perfec- 

 tion. Of two of the species details are given 

 of the early stages, those of C. semidea being 

 nearly complete and highly satisfactory. 

 A. astarte is for the first time adequately 

 figured after being known forty-six years, 

 and the author's account of the same, drawn 

 from Bean's unpublished observations, form 

 a very interesting addition to our knowledge. 

 A similar account of A. alberta is also drawn 

 from the same source. There is less that is 

 new in the fuller story of C. semidea., but the 

 illustrations are far superior to any we have 

 had and of special interest from the inclusion 

 of forms regarded as the same from Pike's 

 Peak and Hudson Strait. No less than 

 thirteen species of this genus have now been 

 figured in the last five parts of Edwards' 

 work, seven of tliem with illustrations more 

 or less full, generally very full, of the early 

 stages. Considering how especially difficult 

 they are to rear and from what inaccessible 

 regions the material has to be procured, this 

 is certainly an extraordinary showing. 



Mr. A. P. Morse took at Stamford, Conn., 

 on Aug. 22, in rather dilapidated condition, 

 the black female of Eufhoeades glanctts ; it 

 has only once before been recorded from 

 New England. 



Papilio PHILENOR Was found, for the first 

 time, on Aristolockia in Nonquitt, Mass., in 

 August. It is the first time I have seen 

 these larvae or butterflies in Massachusetts. 



C G. Soiile. 



