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we notice now and then a large black beetle running quickly from under 

 our feet. If snow is on the ground we shall not see him, but in its ab- 

 sence we shall find him even on the coldest day. He evidently knows 

 where to hide himself when the unwelcome snow and ice appear. 



This torpor of insects is a very different condition from the hibernation 

 of warm-blooded animals, such as the bear and the marmot. In the latter 

 a slow and feeble circulation and respiration are kept up, and the creature 

 lives on the fat that had been stored up in its body before the Winter 

 sleep came on. 



Different insects are affected by cold in very different degrees. Many, 

 like the common house-fly, become torpid before the temperature falls to 

 the freezing point. Long before frost comes they succumb to the mod- 

 erate cold of autumn. There is no doubt that severely cold Winters are 

 attended with great loss of insect life, which in a milder season would 

 have survived. — S. F. A. in Philadelphia Times. 



Identification of Insects (Images) for Subscribers. 



Specimens will be named under the ifollowing conditions: ist. The number of speci- 

 mens to be unlimited for each sending; 2d, The sender to pay all expenses of transporta- 

 tion and the insects to become the property of the American Entomological Society ; 

 3d, Each specimen must have a number attached so that the identification may be an- 

 nounced accordingly. Exotic species named only by special arrangement with the Editor, 

 who should be consulted before specimens are sent. Send a 2 cent stamp with all insects 

 for return of names. Address all packages to Entomological News, Academy Natura 

 Sciences, Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Insects have been named for W. W. Newcomb, Henry C. Denslow, 

 Geo. Miller, D. S. Harris, W. M. Hill, J. H. Talmage, J. H. Bomberger. 



ON SENDING INSECTS BT MAIL OR EXPRESS. 



We receive so many insects in a broken condition, especially those sent 

 to the News for determination, that we think a few words on packing and 

 transportation will be appropriate. We also think we should receive some 

 reward for our trouble in naming and not be compelled to drop the speci- 

 mens in the waste basket. Never send pinned or spread specimens by mail 

 in a single box without an enter cover. Have the box which is to contain 

 your specimens as light in weight as is consistent with strength; a good 

 plan is to glue little square uprights in each corner of the box and it will 

 then stand much pressure. Have the bottom of the box lined with quarter 

 inch cork and drive the pins well in; should one heavy specimen loosen 

 it will rqin all the rest. Have the size of box proportionate to the number 

 of your specimens, and pin them in as closely as you can without injury. 

 This box should then be placed in a larger one and the space between 

 the two filled with some springy material such as hay, cotton, excelsior 

 packing, etc., loosely packed in. Don't use an outer box without having 

 sufficient space between it and the inner, as it is a waste of time and money 



