THE AMEEICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



A New Work on the Butterflies of New 

 England. 



DEAE SIK: Permit me to call your attention to a work 

 I have in preparation upon tlie Butterflies of New 

 England; it will form an octavo volume of Irom two to four 

 hundred pages, amply illustrated with colored plates of 

 butterflies, caterpillars, chrysalids and eggs, and will be 

 published early in 1870. As far as possible, it will contain a 

 complete history and description of every stage of each 

 species known or likely to occm* in New England and the 

 adjacent regions; the geographical distribution of the but- 

 terflies, both in and out ot New England, will receive care- 

 ful attention, and the work will virtually form a manual 

 for all the Northern United States and Canada . 



To render the volume as complete and useful as possible, 

 your co-operation is earnestly solicited in securing living or 

 fresh specimens of larvai, etc. ^ from which colored illustra- 

 tions can be made. These may best be obtained by conttning 

 a female of any species in a shiall, dark box— a pill box, for 

 instance— where she will lay her eggs, which can easily be 

 reared; if the food-plant of the larva; is not known, I will 

 be happy to give any information; or, the plant may some- 

 times be detected by observing over what species the butter- 

 fly seems to hover. Specimens are desired, of the egg, of 

 each stage of the larva and of the chrysalis of every species ; 

 they should be sent promptly by mail in light boxes (tin 

 is preferable) to the address below, marked, in addition, 

 "Insects," to secure prompt attention. The sjiecimens 

 should be accompanied by the name and addn-.-^s of the 

 sender and, when known, the name of the insert (or, far 

 better, by the very insect that laid the eggs) and of ilie planl 

 on which it feeds; if larvic are sent, fresh moistened leaves 

 of their food-plant should be placed in the box with them. 



Complete lists of the species found in aillercnt localities 

 are also desired, and especially, if accompanied by careful 

 memoranda of the exact times' of tlie tirst appearance and 

 of the duration of each brood. It will be necessary to re- 

 ceive specimens from every jiossible quarter, to arrive at a 

 delinite knowledge of the habits of in.sect.s in ililVerent places. 

 'I'o secure this more eil'ectuallv, I am willing to name any 

 collection of local butterflies sent to me (with notes) about 

 the lirst of October; such collections would be returned be- 

 fore the Hrst of January; for the safety, however, of my 

 own collection, and of others entrusted to me, it will be 

 necessary to return at once, and unnamed, any collection 

 showing traces of having been previously attacked by Mu- 

 seum pests . 



For all favors or scientific intelligence received, the am- 

 plest credit will be given, and earnest attention is called to 

 this appeal, as without material assistance, it will be im- 

 possible, in a single season, to obtain the necessaiy speci- 

 mens to complete the undertaking. 



SAMUEL H. SCUDDEll, 



Boston Society of Natural Histoiy, 



Berkeley St., Boston, Mass. 



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