ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



[The Conductors of Entomological Nkws solicit and will thankfully receive items 

 of news likely to interest its readers from any source. The author's name will be given 

 in each case, for the information of cataloguers and bibliographers.] 



To Contributors. — All contributions will be considered and passed upon at our 

 earliest convenience, and, as far as may be, will be published according to date of recep- 

 tion. Entomological News has reached a circulation, both in numbers and circumfer- 

 ence, as to make it necessary to put " copy " into the hands of the printer, for each num- 

 ber, three weeks before date of issue. This should be remembered in sending special or 

 important matter for a certain issue. Twenty-five " extras," without change in form, 

 will be given free, when they are wanted ; and this should be so stated on the MS., along 

 with the number desired. The receipt of all papers will be acknowledged. — Ed. 



Philadelphia, Pa., September. 1902. 



Not infrequently we have sent to us copy for plates that is 

 not suitable because some authors do not know anything about 

 the methods of reproduction of plate copy. Copy for "line 

 engraving" should be drawn in lines, and all figures, etc., 

 should be distinct and done in ink. Never have on one plate 

 drawings for " half-tone " and "line work" as it is impossible 

 to reproduce both by one process. Never send a series of 

 small cuts to be reproduced in reductions of different sizes, as 

 they must be blocked separately, which adds enormously to 

 the expense. If you make separate sketches on small cards, 

 have in view the possibilit}' of aggregating them on a single 

 card so that one plate may be made with a line-form reduction. 

 Always remember that everything shows in a "half-tone," 

 unless the figures are "outlined" (routed). In some cases 

 outlining is impossible. It is always best to have the draw- 

 ings larger than they are to appear in the finished plate. 



The News has always endeavored to have the best illus- 

 trations possible. To keep up our record it is necessary to 

 have the proper kind of copy. Otherwise it is like a good 

 collector finding in the field a flown or aborted specimen — you 

 can't remedy the trouble. 



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