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to make careful search for other moths of the same kind. It was an individual of a 

 fossil species supposed to be extinct, and great was the excitement of the scientists at 

 the discovery that one of the race had recently been alive." Could not find another. 

 " It seems to have been a Rip Van Winkle among its kind, sleeping its long sleep un- 

 observed at the root of a century-old tree. " 



Can you tell me what all this is based on ? What was found or taken ; if there ia 

 any truth at all about it? 



This statement has absolutely no foundation in fact, and as a pure 

 fabrication seems rather out of place in a religious journal of the charac- 

 ter of the Christian Union. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL EXCURSION. 



The Entomologists of I^Tew York, Brooklyn, Newark, Philadelphia, 

 and localities near these cities are invited to attend the second annual 

 field meeting to be held under the auspices of the Entomological Soci- 

 eties of these cities, at Jamesburgh, New Jersey, on July 4, next. James- 

 burgh is on the Amboy division of the Pennsylvania R. R., and may be 

 reached from New York via Monmouth Junction at 7.20 a. m., Newark 

 7.50 a. m., Philadelphia, Broad Street, 6.50 a. m., Camden, 7 a. m. 

 Later trains leave New York via Rah way and Philadelphia on the Long 

 Branch division ; but it is urged that the early train be used, as this 

 will bring the party into Jamesburgh at the same time. All those 

 desiring or expecting to attend will please notify one of the members 

 of the committee, from whom also all further information can be ob- 

 tained. The notification is important, in order that proper arrange- 

 ments may be made at Jamesburgh. 



Committee.— G. P. Machesney, 65 Broadway, New York. Dr. Hy. 

 Skinner, Amer. Eut. Soc, Logan Square, Philadelphia. Prof. J. B. 

 Smith, New Brunswick, New Jersey, H. W. Wenzel, 1117 Moore Street, 

 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 



OBITUARY. 



The science of entomology has met with several serious losses by the 

 hand of death since the publication of our last number. Mr. Edmond 

 Andre, of Beaune, Cote d'Or, France, a well known hymenopterist and 

 originator and publisher, as well as principal author, of the magnificent 

 "Species d'Hymenopteres d'Europe et d'Algerie," is perhaps the fore- 

 most. Living in a retired spot, M. Andre has devoted his entire ener- 

 gies for the past 6 years to the publication of his great work, which we 

 are glad to learn will not be permanently interrupted, but will be car- 

 ried on by his brother Ernest. 



The well-known writer upon American entomology. Dr. S. S. Rath- 

 von, recently died at his home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 

 Although approaching his eightieth year, his interest in entomology 

 was unabated. His life was a long one and full of usefulness, and our 

 science is indebted to him not only for many important discoveries, but 



