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Notes and News. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS 

 OF THE GLOBE. 



On page 498, June, 1900, Ent. News, is a note by Prof. Ellison A. Smyth, 

 Jr. He is made to say the following: "I am sure that tenuis, diffinis, 

 uniforntis, thysbe, a.re. the same." His copy read as follows: "' teniiis : 

 diffinis : : uniformis : thysbe. The "printer's devil," not understanding 

 algebraic equations, got the thing into a snarl. Had the learned Professor 

 ■eschewed algebra and used English as follows : tenuis is to diffinis as 

 uni/ormis is to thysbe, the "devil" would have had no excuse to play 

 tricks. Prof. Smyth will have a very interesting article on this subject in 

 a future number of the News. 



Every Entomologist should have a copy of the "Entomologist's Direc- 

 tory," which contains names and addresses and lines of study of 1200 

 American Entomologists. Published by the American Entomological 

 Society. 



The " Revision of the North American species of the genus Coenonyni- 

 pha,'" by Henry Skinner, just published by the American Entomological 

 Society, gives the original descriptions of all the species, and contains a 

 three-color process plate representing eighteen figures and all the known 

 American species. 



The "Kissing Bug" is again epidemic in Philadelphia, and there is 

 great danger from overcrowding in the wards of the hospitals. According 



to the daily press Dr. , of the Jefferson Hospital staff, knows more 



about the far-famed osculatory ^'beetle'' and its habits than any other 

 person. He has treated more than one hundred cases, and has a large 

 collection of the " bugs.'' He found that in nearly every case the insect 

 was a long black beetle, with a sting like that of the honey-bee. The 

 victims never have any pain, but awaken in the morning with their lips 

 inflated. Another Philadelphia scientist explains that there is no such 

 thing as a " kissing-bug," and that the damage is all done by a spider 

 that perforates the lips of victims with its antennae. The famous kisser is 

 often illustrated, and sometimes looks like a cross between Thalessa 

 lunator and Gryllotalpa borealis. The "kissing bug," however, is likely 

 to sink into insignificance when the " locomobile bug" appears in August. 

 This insect has a long snout and bores into the kerosene tank of the 

 horseless wagon, and the result is a terrific explosion. Now this is really 

 serious and often causes death, whereas the "kissing-bug" seldom does, 

 and the "bicycle-tire bug" is only most aggravating and often lets the 

 wind out of a tire when the victim is on a " century run." ! ! ! ! 



Bug Punctures Bicycle Tires.— Evanston is now presenting to 

 science the latest freak in bugs— the "bicycle" bug. This hornet-like 

 insect looks like a caricature of a New Jersey mosquito. On a body little 

 more than an inch long it supports a pair of tentacles four inches long, 

 with which it works havoc with the rubber tires of the wheels. The bug 

 bores into the rubber until the escaping air frightens it away. 



