72 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, 



A Regular Meeting of the Entomological Section of the A. 

 N. S. was held at the Hall Jan. 28, 1892. Dr. Horn, Director, presiding. 

 Dr. Horn donated to the cabinet a number of Mexican Coleoptera. Mr. 

 Calvert presented the second installment of European Odonata, number- 

 ing 29 specimens. Mr. Nell presented a specimen of Odonata new to the 

 collection. Mr. Martindale called attention to a paper by Dr. W. J. Hol- 

 land on a peculiar Lycsenid chrysalis from Africa, which had a Simian 

 aspect. Dr. Horn mentioned a paper he had recently written, on some 

 variations in the markings of Coleoptera, and spoke of some interesting 

 points brought out. Dr. Skinner exhibited a pair of Parnassiiis sniintheus 

 showing interesting variation from the normal. Mr. Martindale spoke of 

 a method of preparing naphthalin cones by heating the head of a pin and 

 thrusting it into the fused balls to be obtained at the druggists'; they are 

 clean, leave no debris, and cost about five cents per hundred. Mr. Cal- 

 vert stated that the dragonfly presented by Mr. Nell was Gomphus dilita- 

 tus, and was caught in the streets of the city in May, 1891; it is a Southern 

 species, and he had never heard of its being found before in this locality. 



OBITUARY 



Henry Walter Bates, F.L.S., F.Z.S., etc., died in London, Febru- 

 ary 17th. In this death England loses one of her ablest entomologists. 

 Beginning in 1848 his entomological contributions have been continued, 

 with interruption only during his long sojourn on the Amazons, until very 

 recently. His studies were limited to the Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera, and 

 to three large and difficult families of Coleoptera; Carabidje, Scarabaeidae 

 and Cerambycidae, in all of which he had accumulated much material, 

 especially rich in Amazon species. His industry and ability are well 

 shown in the volumes with their supplements in the "Biologia Centrali- 

 Americana" on his favorite families. His narrative of his sojourn on the 

 Amazons is filled with notes showing his acuteness of observation in the 

 field. For many years he has filled the position of Assistant Secretary 

 of the Royal Geographical Society. Those who knew him personally will 

 mourn the loss of a cultured man, a kind friend, and a genial companion. 



ERRATA. 

 On page 5, line 9, for 35 mm. read .35 mm. 

 " 5, line 18, for 6.5 mm. read .65 mm. 

 " 5, line 24, insert a comma (,) after joints 5 and 12. 

 " 5, line 24, for trifle, r^arf triple. 



Entomological News for February, was mailed January 29, 1892. 



