1-^4: PSYCHE. [November— December iSSS. 



iiig anterior margin of posterior coxae. only specimens seen were deposited 

 Cornicles very sliort, unicolorous with on the under leaf-surface, but I surmise 

 body. that they may be usually deposited 

 Described from many specimens about the buds, though after considera 

 taken in company with young, and ble search I have found none so placed, 

 winged males on under leaf-surface of Described from five specimens taken, 

 Salix alba., 31 October, 18S7. together with oviparous females, on the 

 Egg. under leafsurface of Salix alba., S No- 

 Oval ; 0.6 mm. long, 0.3 mm. wide* vember 1SS7. 

 Yellow when first extruded. The 



THE PIONEER PAINTER OF NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS. 



BY HERMANN AUGUST IIAGEN, CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 



Marc Catesby was born in 1679 or understand the notices given in the pre- 

 16S0 and died 23 Dec. 1749, at Lon- face of his book (out of which are taken 

 don. His early inclination to study the above facts) he colored the plates 

 natural history was much suppressed by himself. He was a Fellow of the Royal 

 his residing remote fiom London, I do society. It is today rather difficult 

 not know wliere. Having relatives in to understand how the publication of 

 Virginia he decided to go there, to study such an expensive work was at all 

 plants and animals foreign to England. possible, as the list of the subscribers 

 He arrived there 33 April 1712 and re- contains only 165 names. He was in- 

 turned to England in 1719. By gener- duced by his patrons to study the birds 

 ous friends lie was induced and urged rather than describe promiscuously in- 

 to go again to America, and arrived 23 sects, and other animals. Therefore he 

 May 1722, at Charleston, S. Carolina. was not able to delineate a great num- 

 He employed the first year collecting, her of insects. Those given are, ;is far 

 describing and figuring plants and ani- as I know, the first Noith American in- 

 mals. After living nearly three years in sects figured after living specimens and 

 Carolina, Georgiaand Florida he wentto published colored. The figures are 

 the Bahamas, visiting Providence and recognizable, though sometimes not 

 some adjacent islands. As he was not good. The descriptions are short and 

 bred a painter he asks indulgence for prove that he was not an entomologist, 

 some faults in his pictures. Returning to Nevertheless the work of a pioneer 

 England in J726 and wishing to publish should not be entirely forgotten, 

 the result of his labors he tried to teach Below I give the title and a list of the 

 himself the art of etching. As far as I insects figured : The natural history of 



