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Philadelphia, Pa., September, 1898. 



The Effect of the War in Relation to Entomology. 

 Now that the United States will add to its territory the ques- 

 tion arises what will entomologists do in the matter ? Undoubt- 

 edly those in America will take a greater interest in the annexed 

 countries and some that do not collect or have any regard for 

 exotic insects at present may be induced by political reasons to 

 do so. Our present faunal limit (America north of Mexico) is 

 geographical, inasmuch as we include the country to the north 

 of the United States to the Arctic Ocean. The proper plan for 

 students to adopt, especially systematists, would be to ignore 

 political and geographical lines and take up for study some genus, 

 family, or order of the world. In this way the true relationships 

 of genera and species may be properly understood. Work on 

 geographical lines has caused an almost endless amount of trouble 

 in generic relations and synonymy. We very much doubt whether 

 our American lists will ever contain the names of Cuban, Porto 

 Rican, Philippine or Hawaiian insects. 



On June 15th a specimen of Papilio cresphontes Fab., was taken here 

 in the greenhouse. It was somewhat rubbed and faded, showing that it 

 was not a fresh specimen, but the wings were unbroken. This is the first 

 time I have seen the species since coming to New Haven, Ct., four years 

 ago. P. philenor is very common in this locality. During June, 1896, I 

 captured two specimens of Colias ccesonia Stoll., but have not observed 

 it any other season. — W. E. Britton. 



