240 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '05 



Notes and. News. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS 

 OF THE GLOBE. 



Correction : — In the News for June, 1905, page 185, second line from 

 bottom, for "23" read "38." 



Nell — " How old does Miss Antique say she is ? " Belle — She doesn't 

 say ; but I've heard her speak of several distinct crops of 17 year locusts." 



The de Selys Entomological Collections.— No. 3 of volume 

 xlix of the Annales de la Soci^te Entomologique de Belgique (Brussels, 

 April 26, 1905), contains a report on the importance of the collections 

 presentee! to the Brussels Museum by the heirs of Baron Edmond de 

 Selys-Longchamps. This disposition of these collections has already 

 been mentioned in the News for October, 1904, page 284. 



The present report, by M. G. Severin, curator for entomology, g^ves 

 the following information : 

 The Odonata comprise 



General collection, 1854 species, 108 varieties, 11910 specimens. 

 European " 97 " 21 " 1287 " 



Brazilian " 49 " 3 " 358 



Undetermined 8853 " 



Duplicates 9408 " 



Larvae and nymphs 55 " i " 182 " 



Neuroptera, excluding Odonata 



General collection, 840 species, 8 varieties, 4149 specimens. 

 Belgian " 222 " 7 " 2356 " 



Undetermined 7815 " 



Orthoptera 



European collect'n, 216 " 19 " 1994 " 



European and Belgian collection 619 " 



Brisont de Barneville's European collection 1336 " 



Undetermined 321 " 



Varia 



Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera (the last from the collec- 

 tions of Charlier and Robert de Chen^e) (number not 

 given). 



Total 45742 specimens. 



The collection of Odonata includes iioo- 1200 types described by de 

 Selys and about 150 types of other authors. The total number of species 

 of Odonata now known is estimated at 2100 species. "These indica- 

 tions suffice to show how this collection has given birth to the principal 

 works which form the basis of Odonatology ; moreover, the types ac- 

 quired by our Museum constitute a total of unique scientific riches since 

 other collections which may become numerically richer in the future will 

 never be able to equal this in value." In accordance with the will of 



