3i6 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [December, 



genus Blaps ; & one species of Pimelia ; a Manticora ; a Lamia ; 

 of which, from the circumstance of its being apterous, I have 

 made a new genus. Some new species of Lytta, &c &c — 



Are you acquainted with the Lytta Afzeliana of Fabr. , it is 

 certainly, if I am not mistaken in the species, totally distinct, 

 from any described genus. I have thought of erecting Lytta 

 cinerea into a new genus, in the form of the antennae it is 

 remarkably distinct from others of the genus Lytta. 



I should be happy to hear from you and to learn that you 

 still pursue the truly interesting & instructive science of In- 

 sects & in the mean time 



I remain very Respectfully 



Your obedient Servent, 



Thomas Say — 



[There are a number of postscripts attached to this letter, 



which are here omitted, as they are not thought of sufficient 



general interest.] 



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Protection of Chionobas Semidea.* 



By Annie Trumbull Slosson. 



An article with the above title appears in the June number 

 of the Entomological News of Philadelphia. The author, 

 Mr. Sidney C. Carpenter, is well known as a skillful and in- 

 telligent collector. His article is an earnest appeal for the pro- 

 tection by legislation of our Mt. Washington butterfly. Mr. 

 Carpenter has heard that this interesting little creature is in 

 danger of extermination by too eager and thoughtless collec- 

 tors. The spirit shown in this paper is admirable and we are 

 warmly in sympathy with it. Rare species in both animal and 

 plant life are too often destroyed ruthlessly, diminished in 

 numbers or quantity and sometimes actually wiped out of ex- 

 istence by reckless, selfish collectors. 



But in this case of the While Mountain butterfly we are glad 

 to believe Mr. Carpenter's fears groundless. At present, at 

 least, semidea (the "almost goddess ") shows no sign of anni- 

 hilation. I am on the Summit many days of every summer 

 and know whereof I speak. Comparatively few entomological 



* From "Among the Clouds," Vol. xxv, No. i8. 



