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Notes and News. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL GLEANINGS FROM ALL QUARTERS 

 OF THE GLOBE. 



Prof. Smith informs us that the collection of the late Dr. George D. 

 Hulst is now in his hands at New Brunswick, New Jersey, forming part 

 of the Rutgers College Collection. 



In December, 1891, Dr. Hulst gave his collection to Rutgers, but re- 

 served to himself the right to retain any portion that he wished to study, 

 for such period as he might desire. Pursuant to this gift the Rhopalocera, 

 Sphingidae, Bombycid and Noctuid families were sent to New Brunswick 

 during the early part of 1892. The Tortricids and Tmeids followed a little 

 later, but the material was small. The Geometrids and Pyralids were re- 

 tained under the reservation made in the gift, until the death of Dr. Hulst, 

 who added largely to them during his life time. The executors did not at 

 once deliver the collection to the College, and in the nearly six months 

 during which it had no attention it has become somewhat damaged Nor 

 is the material as a whole in first class condition though much can be 

 greatly improved. It is essentially a study collection from which wings 

 have been taken or scraped to make out details of Venation, and other 

 structural parts removed for mounting on slides. 



In the Pyralidae there are 496 species and varieties in 1725 specimens, 

 and of 237 species and varieties there are types. 



In the Geometridse there are 721 species and varieties in 21 15 specimens, 

 and of these 300 or more are types. The count has been roughly made as 

 yet, and the number of species and types will probably prove greater when 

 all are aranged. 



The collection of Rhopalocera contained 443 species and varieties in 

 1360 specimens ; that of Sphingids 60 species and varieties in 120 speci- 

 mens ; that of Catocala 117 species and varieties in 335 specimens, and in 

 this series are 12 types. The remainder of the collection is merely esti- 

 mated as yet ; but a conservative estimate places the entire collection at 

 over 2237 species and varieties, in over 6600 specimens, with 550 types or 

 over. 



New cases are to be provided and the arrangement of the Geometrid 

 collection will be begun as soon as possible. 



It is of interest to note that Linn^ gave no less than three names to the 

 honey bee. In 1746 (Fauna Suecia, No. 1003), he designated it as Apis 

 gregaria. In his Tenth Edition of the Systema Natures, which marks 

 the beginning of bimonial nomenclature, it stands as Apis mellifera ; and 

 apparently not satisfied with this appropriate name, he again changes it 

 to Apis mellifica in the Twelfth Edition of Systema Natures, x'jdi 



Obviously, the proper name of the insect is Apis mellifera, and not 

 Apis inellifica as it has been termed by one writer after another since 

 Linn^'s time. Mellifica may be the more appropriate as far as meaning 

 goes, but mellifera has priority by several years. — William J. Fox. 



