C|e Canabian fetomûlogist. 



YoL. I. TOKONTO, JULY 15, 1869. ÎTo. 12. 



OUR NEW VOLUME. 



Very nearly a year has now gone by since the Canadian Entomologist 

 was ushered into existence, and it has at length safely arrived at the close of 

 its first volume. Of infantile dimensions, it has crawled along through the 

 months of babyhood, at times putting forth a little more strength and marks 

 of growth, until now it feels able to stand upon its feet and assert its inten- 

 tion of living and growing, even though it may but toddle along, for a little 

 time longer. Of course with an increase of size, it will display an enlarged 

 appetite, not only for scientific and literary contributions, but also for the 

 baser, but by no means less essential, sustenance of dollars and cents. We 

 have, therefore, to announce that the price of this publication will now be 

 raised to One Dollar per annum, in advance; Members of the Entomolog- 

 ical Society of Canada, will still receive their copies gratis ; the number of 

 pages will also be increased from eight to at least twelve, and if suflaciently 

 encouraged to sixteen. 



We take this opportunity of tendering our best thanks to our many friends 

 and correspondents for the kind encouragement, both in word and deed, 

 that they have afforded to what appeared a presumptuous undertaking, and 

 we earnestly hope that they will continue their valuable assistance during the 

 time to come. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF FOUR NEW SPECIES OF CANADIAN 

 HYMENOPTERA. 



BS" E. T. CBBSSON, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 



Genus EUCEROS, Gray. 



EucEROS Canadensis, n. sp. — 9. Shining : head yellow, two spots behind 



antennas, confluent with a mark on vertex covering ocelli and occiput, and 



tips of mandibles, black; antennae black, palish at base beneath; thorax 



black, lateral margin of mesothovax ia front of tegulre, two lines on disk, a 



