IQOO] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 577 



Braunschweig, July 28, '00. — Newberry, M.. and Cockerell, T. D. A . 



Notes on the nesting of Anthidiutn paroselcz Ckli. o, Aug.— Keed, K O. 

 Four species of Hymenoptera new to the fauna of Chili [in Spanish], 58, 

 June. — Wheeler, W. M. The female of Eciton Stimichrasti Norton, 

 with some notes on the habits of Texan Ecitons, figs., 3, July. — Yung', 

 E. How many ants are there in one nest ? Archives des Sciences Physi- 

 ques et Naturelles, x, 7, Geneva, '00. 



Howard, L. O. Notes on the mosquitoes of the United States: 

 giving some account of their structure and biology, with remarks on 

 Remedies. Bulletin No. 25, new series, U. S. Dep't of Agriculture, 

 Division of Entomology, Washington, 1900. 70 pp., 22 figs. ''The de- 

 mand for the publications of this Division on mosquito subjects has been 

 so great that it has been deemed desirable to bring together the published 

 and unpublished articles and notes in convenient reference form from the 

 the standpoint of the United States only, and this has been done in the 

 present Bulletin." The contents are made up of such topics as the abund- 

 ance of mosquitoes, length of life and the food of the adult, their power of 

 flight, their distribution by railroad trains, ability of the larvae to live out 

 of water, synoptic tables of the North American species (genera Culex, 

 Anopheles, Psorophora, Megarhinus, Aedes.), the biology of Culex, and 

 of Anopheles, natural enemies of mosquitoes and remedies against them. 



Notes and News. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS 

 OF THE GLOBE. 



Larv^. of Papilio asterias are feeding on Cosmos in my flower gar- 

 den. Is this not a new food plant ? It is a long way from celery or pars- 

 nips in the matter of relationship of food plants as well as in garden. — 

 F. M. Webster, Wooster, Ohio. 



A FORTUNE IN MOTHS. — The death has occurred at Eastbourne of one 

 of the foremost entomologists of the day, in the person of William Wat- 

 kins, whose success had earned for him the name of " The Butterfly King." 

 Of Welch extraction, he began collecting butterflies when he was a school- 

 boy at nine. At that time, says The London Express, there were fields in 

 the vicinity of Peckham, and the first butterfly Mr. Watkins ever caught 

 was "The Peacock." From thenceforth he became an ardent entomo- 

 logist ; he gradually went on collecting moths, and eventually he made 

 this the business of his life. 



He was articled to some ship and insurance brokers, and spent his leis- 

 ure time collecting, often staying out until midnight in pursuit of treasures 

 he coveted. In his desire to "see life" he, went to India, where he had 

 plenty of scope for his love of entomology. After a sojourn of six years 

 in India, he returned to England, and was able to sell a large collection to 

 Mr. Horniman, the well-known tea merchant. 



