ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 



AND 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. 



Vol. IV. JUNE, 1893. No. 6. 



CONTENTS: 



Webster— Distribution of Carabidae.... 186 | Entomological Literature 203 



Hamilton— Coleoptera of Alaska 187 j Entomological Section 208 



Cockerell—Hymenoptera of Jamaica... 188 j Coquillett — An Anomalous Empid 208 



Jones— Two weeks in Rich'd Co., N. C. 189 Gillette — Colorado Cynipidae 210 



Smith— Elementary Entomology 191 Skinner— New species of Pamphila 211 



Editorial 195 Neumoegen and Dyar — Lithosiidae and 



Economic Entomology 196 Arctiidae 215 



Notes and News 200 1 



In the last number of the News was published an interesting" 

 • account of the early history and organization of the American 

 Entomological Society, in which it was stated that its first presi- 

 dent was Dr. John L. LeConte. It will no doubt be of great 

 interest to our readers, especially those interested in Coleoptera, 

 to see a portrait of the man who did so very much to advance 

 our knowledge of that order of insects. Dr. LeConte died on 

 Nov. 15, 1883, aged 58 years, and was succeeded by Dr. G. H.. 

 Horn as President of the American Entomological Society and 

 Director of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia. An interesting biographical sketch of 

 Dr. LeConte is giveft in Vol. XI of the Transactions of the 

 American Entomological Society. 



The journal of the New York Entomological Society, which has just 

 emerged from its chrysalis condition, makes a very fine appearance in its 

 first number, and we wish it long life and much prosperity, and hope that 

 the '' tumble -bug"' may never cease rolling. The first plate is very fine,. 

 and the journal is well printed, and the articles are interesting and of value. 

 An American journal of this character has been badly needed, and will 

 help take tiie pressure of too much manuscript from the News, which 

 will facilitate the early appearance of papers. — Ed. 



