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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 



AND 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. 



Vol. IV. FEBRUARY, 1893. No. 2. 



CONTENTS 



Obituary notice of Isaac C. Martindale 37 



Smith— Elementary Entomology 39 



Cockerell — Entomology of Colorado 42 



Editorial 46 



Economic Entomology 47 



Notes and News 51 



Entomological Literature 55 



Entomological Section 59 



Holland — New African Nyctemeridae 



and Liparidae 59 



Skinner — A new Eudamus 64 



Harvey — A new Papirius 65 



ISAAC C. MARTINDALE. 



Mr. Martindale died suddenly, from apoplexy, Tuesday, Jan- 

 uary 3rd, at his home. No. 322 Penn Street, Camden, N. J. He 

 was born in Byberry, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 15, 1842. 

 His parents were members of the Society of Friends, and his 

 early education was acquired chiefly at schools under the control 

 of Friends. His father was a descendant of John Martindell, 

 who, early in the history of the country, settled in Bucks County, 

 Pa. Many of the family have become prominent in the history 

 of that part of Pennsylvania. On both sides his ancestry has 

 shown literary ability, and this, early developed in the deceased, 

 added to an inherent love for the study of Nature. He began 

 the study of Natural History while on his father's farm, and, de- 

 spite an almost insurmountable difficulty from lack of books, ac- 

 quired considerable scientific knowledge. Geology, Mineralogy, 

 Ornithology, Astronomy, Meteorology, Botany, Entomology 

 and other branches of science received his attention, and were 

 the study of years. Feb. 9, 1863, ^^ was elected a correspond- 

 ing member of the American Entomological Society, but it has 

 only been within the last few years that Mr. Martindale has de- 

 voted his entire leisure time to Entomology, and more particu- 



