THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 39 
Grimsby, “ comes to his aid,” or not, in reference to the species of Ba/a- 
ninus infesting acorns, may be judged of by the following letter which Mr. 
Pettit wrote after reading my communication on the subject, as published 
in the October number :— 
My Dear Sir,—Your letter in reference to the Acorn weevil was 
duly received, and I feel greatly indebted to you for it. I did not intend 
to refer the Acorn weevil to Say’s wasicus, but supposed it to be known 
under that name, as it is the only one of the genus in our Canadian list. 
‘I was under the impression that Say’s species were irrecognisable from the 
briefness of his descriptions, but after examining the few specimens in my 
collection under the light of your letter, I am convinced that you have 
given the true reading. Of eight captured specimens, all, with one ex- 
ception, belong to zasicus as defined by you, and the six remaining speci- 
mens bred from acorns agree with your description of rectus. Two of 
these you will find enclosed herewith. Yours very truly, J. PETTIT. 
Grimsby, Oct. 17, 1871. 
C. V. Rrzey, St. Louis, Mo. 
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CoLLECTING Tour IN Lasprapor.—When I penned the notice of my 
proposed tour to Labrador, I had no idea that there would be so much 
demand for Entomological material from this Northern quarter. But since 
the notice has appeared, letters have been received from Mr. P.S. Sprague, 
Boston Natural History Society ; Mr. Samuel Henshaw, Boston ; Mr. Geo. 
D. Smith, Boston, for Coleoptera; and Dr. Theodore L. Mead, New 
York ; Mr. Herman Strecker, Reading, Pa.; Mr. G. M. Levette, Assist. 
Geolog. Survey, Indianapolis, for Lepidoptera; and having neglected to 
