ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



[The Conductors of Entomological News solicit and will thankfully receive items 

 of news likely to interest its readers from any source. The author's name will be given 

 in each case, for the information of cataloguers and bibliographers.] 



To Contributors. — All contributions will be considered and passed upon at our 

 earliest convenience, and, as far as may be, will be published according to date of receji- 

 tion. Entomological News has reached a circulation, both in numbers and circumfer- 

 ence, as to make it necessary to put " copy " into the hands of the printer, for each num- 

 ber, three weeks before date of issue. This should be remembered in sending special or 

 important matter for a certain issue. Twenty-five "extras," without change in form, 

 will be given free, when they are wanted ; and this should be so stated on the MS., along 

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Philadelphia, Pa., March, 1901. 



One of our esteemed subscribers writes as follows : "I wel- 

 come the News as of old. It is maintaining its own, and its 

 growth is phenomenal in every way, and can't help but be of 

 inestimable value to its readers. There is one feature I should 

 like to see strengthened, and that is news items of the active 

 entomologists as to what they are doing. Brief notes on the 

 principal publications, or an}'- items that might be in the nature 

 of news, would be especially welcome. Now that I am less in 

 touch with the entomological centers I perhaps feel the absence 

 of this feature more keenly than before, but, if I mistake not, 

 such items would be appreciated by all, and would certainly be 

 in keeping with the name of the publication. Please do not 

 consider this as more than a suggestion, and take it for what it 

 is worth." The editors of the News are heartily in accord 

 with this, and thoroughly agree with the writer, but, as they 

 make no pretensions to being mind readers, the)' can't insert 

 such items if they are not sent to them. They feel that the 

 News could Tje much improved if its readers and sub.scribers 

 felt a more personal interest in it. It is one thing to say what 

 should be and another to help see that it shall be. Send in 

 your items of interest and we will do the rest. 



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