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Dear Sir. — I take the liberty to inform you of my purpose to continue 

 the publication of my work on hybrids by studying the subject on the 

 insects, fishes and reptiles.* I shall accept, with gratitude, the help of 

 your own observations as the communication of the interesting cases you 

 may have heard of. I shall be greatly obliged to you if you have also the 

 kindness to make me out some reviews, travels, etc., in which I am to 

 find the relation of facts of hybridity. Many a worthy remark would be 

 neglected if I were to be left to my own researches. — A. Suchetet, 

 Chateau d'Antiville Par Breaute (Seine-Inferieure), France. 



A Swarm of Aphodius inquinatus —My friend, Mr. VVm. Trimble, 

 of Concordville, Delaware County, drove through a swarm of insects in 

 the latter part of March last. It was shortly before sunset and they were 

 flying from east to west across his path and across the wind. The swarm 

 he says was fully one-quarter mile wide, and he tried by rapid driving to 

 trap some in the hood of his buggy. Failing in this he alighted, and, 

 after a number of attempts, caught three. When he first saw them he 

 thought they were mosquitoes or gnats, and wondered that they ap- 

 peared so early in the season. He met them on the road from Cheyney's 

 Station, West Chester Railroad, to Markham Station, Baltimore Central 

 Railroad, and about three-quarters of a mile north of the latter. — Chas. 



SCHAFFER. 



Beetles in Seeds of Honey Locust. — In conducting an experiment 

 with forest tree seedlings under the direction of the Division of Forestry, 

 U. S. Dept. of Agnc, seeds of the Honey Locust, Gleditschia tricanthos, 

 from seven different States and Ontario were kept through the Winter 

 for Spring planting. Upon opening the seed packages April 25th beetles 

 were found among the seeds, wherefore an examination was made and 

 all specimens removed and counted. One-fourth of a pint of the seeds 

 came from each State and I report the result of the examinaiion thinking 

 it may be of some interest as showing something about the distribution 

 of the insect. The beetle was identified as Spermophagus robitiicz Sch. 

 by Dr. Henry Skinner. The number after each State indicates the num- 

 ber of beetles found in seeds Irom that State : Alabama, 7; Connecticut, 

 o ; Kansas, i ; Kentucky, 5 ; Nebraska, 3 ; Ohio, 14 ; Ontario, 7 ; Penn- 

 sylvania, 39. — W. E. Britton, New Haven, Conn. 



Identification of Insects (Imagos) for Sabscribers. 



Specimens will be named under the following conditions: 1st, The number of species 

 to be limited to twenty-five for each sending; 2d, The sender to pay all expenses of trans- 

 portation and the insects to become the property of the American Entomological Society ; 

 3d, Each specimen must have a number attached so that the identification may be an- 

 nounced accordingly. Exotic species named only by specialarrangement with the Editor 

 who should be consulted before specimens are sent. Send a 2 cent stamp with all insects 

 for return of names. Please put date of capture and exact locality on each specimen. 

 Before sending insects for identification, read page 41, Vol. III. Address all packages 

 to Entomological News, Academy Natural Sciences, Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pa. 



* The first volume has just been published and speaks of birds in wild state. 



