THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



A New Work on the Butterflies of New 

 England. 



DEAR SIR: Pei-mit me to call your attention to a work 

 I have in )ireparation uijon the 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 histury and description of every stage of each 

 species known or likely to occur 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 raauiial 

 for all the Northern United States and (Janada. 



To render the volume as complete and useful as possible, 

 vour co-operation is earnestly solicited in securing living or 

 iVesh specmieus of larvae, etc.; from which colored illustra- 

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

 a female of anv siiccies in a small, dark box— a pill box, for 

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

 reared; it the Ibod-plant of the larva; is not known, 1 will 

 he hajipy to give any information; or, the plant may some- 

 limes tac 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 ot the chrysalis of every species; 

 they shonld I)e sent promptly by mail in light boxes (tin 

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

 "Insects," to secure prompt attention. The specimens 

 should be accompanied by the name and address of the 

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

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

 fn which it feeds; if larvaj are sent, fresh moistened leaves 

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



Complete lists of the species found in difterent localities 

 are also desired, and especially, if accompanied by carcfiU 

 memoranda of the exact times of the first appearance and 

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

 ceive specimens from every possible quarter, to arrive at a 

 deflnite knowledgeof the habits of insects in difl'erent places. 

 To secure this more efiectnally, I am willing to name any 

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

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

 fore the flrst 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- 

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

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

 liossiljle, in a single season, to obtain the necessary speci- 

 mens to complete the undertaking. 



SAMUEL H. SCUDDER, 



Boston Society of Natural History, 



Berkeley St., Boston, Mass. 



BOSTO.V, Aprils, 1869, 



WORKS ON ENTOMOLOGY. 



TIIE FOLLOWING WORKS ON ENTOMOLOGY, PUB- 

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 Science : 



Proceedings of the Entomological Society of 

 Philadelphia. 



Series comidete in C volumes. Octavo. Containing nearly 

 .S, 000 pages, and 32 plates. Nearly out of print. $30. 



Transactions of the American Entomological 

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Octavo. Published in Quarterly parts of 100 pages each. 

 Volume 1 complete. Per volume, $3. 



The Butterflies of North America. 



By Wm. H. Edwards. Quarto. Published in Quarterly 

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The Practical Entomologist. 



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