222 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. Qune, '04 



ToRTRiciDS OF NoKTH AMERICA. — Will purchase large or small col- 

 lections from all localities. Or will name and return promptly all known 

 species, for privilege of retaining for study unknown species. Special 

 object, publication of monographic work illustrating every species in 

 color.— W. D. Kearfott, Montclair, N. J. 



I NOTICE your plan regarding the announcements of work of special 

 groups, and it strikes me as a very good one indeed. I may state that I 

 have a synopsis of the Aradidae for America north of Mexico in prepara- 

 tion and have in hand nearly all of the described species for this region. 

 I would be glad to see specimens from different localities or receive 

 locality records, and would be especially glad to see specimens of Aradus 

 atnpliatus Uhler, abbas Berg., breviatus Berg., Aneurus politus Say, 

 inconstans Uhler, and simplex Uhler. — Herbert Osborn, Ohio State 

 University, Columbus, Ohio. 



The infant son, two years old, of the famous entomologist, Prof. Nomen- 

 clature, had importuned his paternal relative for an additional piece of 

 mince pie. Unfortunately his digestion was not equal to the task and the 

 peripheral nerve endings in his ileum were irritated and reflexly caused 

 nightmare. The infant's father was awakened by his mutterings and was 

 amazed to hear him describe a curious insect with nine legs, two heads, 

 four bodies and three and a half antennae. He even detected a name 

 which sounded like Piea mincea. The father described the insect in the 

 next issue of the "Weekly Entomologist," and the generic and specific 

 name appeared as Piea mincea Willie. This has all been predicted, but 

 we must confess Prof. Nomenclature did not use much discrimination in 

 adopting such methods of description, and especially such an inappro- 

 priate name. A name more accurately describing the insect would have 

 been an improvement. See Can. Ent., xxxvi, 82, 1904. 



Another Wrong Determination in Holland's Moth Book. — 

 This time it is one of Prof. Smith's Noctuids and one of our most common 

 species. Fig. 15 on plate xxx is labelled Drasteria crassiusaila % , but 

 it is the male of D. erechtea, the former species not being illustrated in 

 either sex. This wrong determination has caused at least one collector 

 trouble in trying to arrange his captures. When all have contributed 

 their " miles" in the way of corrective determinations for the beautiful 

 and valuable plates in Holland's Moth Book, I hope some one will arrange 

 a list of such corrections. — M. V. Slingerland. 



The Post Office here has been changed from East End to East Falls 

 Church, Virginia ; express at Falls Church. Please note this change in 

 my address as it is causing heaps of trouble.— Nathan Banks. 



Mr. Charles Schaffer of the Brooklyn Institute will revisit the 

 Brownsville, Texas, region at a different season this year, thus hoping to 

 _get species not taken on a previous journey. 



