July 1S90.] 



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color of its first longitudinal vein, 3'ond the insertion of the first vein is of 

 which is brownish vellovv ; the costa be- the same color." 



Entomological Notes- 

 Prof. F. H. Snow has been elected chancel- 

 lor of the Kansas State University at Law- 

 rence. Princeton College at commencement 

 last June conferred the degree of LL. D. 

 upon Chancellor Snow. 



JcNONiA COENIA. — In a letter to Mr. S. H. 

 Scudder, Mr. Justus W. Folsom writes "On 

 30 July 1890 I saw an unmistakable speci- 

 men in Cambridge, Mass., on flowers oi Nep' 

 eta cataria bordering the Charles river. 

 The insect was apparently in perfect condi- 

 tion." 



Mr. C. J. Maynard's work on the butterflies 

 of North America will make an octavo vol- 

 ume of about 200 pages, illustrated with many 

 wood-cuts. The descriptions are short and 

 comparative. De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. of 

 Boston are the publishers. 



Mr. H. T. Fernald, a son of Prof C. H^ 

 Fernald, of the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 College, has completed a post graduate course 

 in biology at the Joiins Hopkins University, 

 receiving the degree of Ph. D., and has been 

 elected professor of zoology in the Pennsyl- 

 vania state college. The Johns Hopkins Uni- 

 versity Circular (No. 80 April 1890) contains 

 his "Studies in thysanuran anatomy," a pre- 

 liminary cominunication. 



British Orthoptera. The July issue of 

 the Entomologist's monthly magazine con- 

 tains the conclusion of Mr. Eland Shaw's 

 "Synopsis of British orthoptera." The list 

 of species includes, 



6 Forficulidae, 



7 Blattidae, 

 14 Acrididae, 



10 Locustidae and 

 5 Gryllidae, a total of 42 species, of 

 which 3, Anisolabis maridma, Phaneroftcra 



falcata and Oecanfhiis pellucens are included 

 with some doubt. The synopsis was com- 

 menced in the number for August 1S89, and 

 altogether fills a little over 50 pages. 



Neuroptera of Ireland. In his cata- 

 logue of the neuroptera of Ireland (Proc. & 

 Trans, nat. hist. soc. Glasgow, 1890, n. s. v. 

 2, p. 259-292) Mr. James J. F. X. King gives 

 the following comparative summary of the 

 genera and species of neuroptera occurring 

 in Ireland, Great Britain and Belgium. 



Termites injurious to growing trees. 

 — Mr. Henry Tryon mentions (Qiieensiand 

 Department of agriculture, Report on insect 

 and fungus pests. No. i, p. 228-229) that 

 complaints concerning injuries to growing 

 trees by termites are common in the western 

 and northern parts of the colony. The ter- 

 mites find their way into the tree through 

 some accidental opening or weak spot; fre- 

 quently they start at the collar of the tree or 

 just at the surface of the ground and thence 

 work upwards. 



Mr. Tryon does not identify the species; 

 he states that all kinds of shade and fruit 

 trees are attacked except those belonging to 

 the orange familj'. In Florida termites fre- 

 quently injure orange trees though old and 

 well established trees are little liable to their 

 attacks. 



