588 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1887. 



John B. Smith. Notes on Scolytus unispinosus. 



Entomologica Americana, n, Nov., 1886, pp. 125-127. 



Describes and figures the galleries of this species on Abies Douglassi, and gives list of food, 

 plants of the American species, showing that no others feed on conifers. 



John B. Smith. Note on Dynastes tityus. 



Entomologica Americana, II, Nov., 1886, p. 163. 



Unusual abundance of the species, and notes on its habits and odor. 



John B. Smith. Sexual Brush of tbe Male Lyranthcecia marginata. 

 Entomologica Americana, II, Nov., 1886, p. 164. 



Describes a secondary sexual character of the species, consisting of a long concealed brush 

 of hair at the base of the abdomen. 



John B. Smith. A Revision of the lepidopterous Family Saturniidae. 

 Proc. JJ. S. Nat. 21us., IX, Dec, 1886, pp. 414-437, plates xii, xiii, and xiv. 



Gives a synopsis and description of the genera and species ; draws in the genera Platysamia 

 and Callosamia (=Attacus) ; limits the family and describes Calosaturnia, new genus, for Satur- 

 nla mendocino Behr. 



John B. Smith. Beetles as a Nuisance. 



Popular Science Monthly, xxx, Jan., 1887, p. 409, 410. 



Describes an unusual swarm of Dynastes tityus, and the annoyance caused by their peculiarly 

 fetid odor. 



John B. Smith. Interesting notes from the Proceedings of the Berliner Ent. Verein. 



Entomologica Americana, in, March, 1887, pp. 19, 20. 



Miscellaneous scraps of interest, translated from the Berl. Ent. Zeitschrift for 1886. 



John B. Smith. Note on the genus Cressonia. 

 Societas Entomologica, II, April 1, 1887, p. 3. 

 Gives a brief description of the structure of the genus, and especially of the antennae. 



John B. Smith. Antennal structure of the genus Cressonia. 

 Entomologica Americana, in, April, 1887, pp. 2, 3. 

 Describes the unique antennal structure of this sphinged genus. 



John B. Smith. Note on Minot's researches into the structure of the skin of Larvae. 

 Entomologica Americana, III, April, 1887, p. 16. 

 Gives a brief abstract of Minot's paper in Archiv. fur Micr. Anat., xxvin, pp. 37-48. 



John B. Smith. Euerythra trimaculata, new species. 

 Entomologica Americana, ill, April, 1887, p. 17. 

 Describes a species from Texas under the above name. 



John B. Smith. Die Formiciden der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord Amerika, von 

 Dr. Gustav Mayr. 



Entomologica Americana, in, April, 1887, p. 19. 

 A notice of and brief abstract of contents. 



John B. Smith. The genus Quadrina. 



Canadian Entomologist, XIX, May, 1887. p. 100. 



Correction of a misstatement by Mr. Grote iu reference to the iocatlon of this genus. 



John B. Smith. New species of Callimorpha. 



Entomologica Americana, Hi, May, 1887, pp. 25,26. 



Describes as new C. lactata from Texas, and O. suffusa, widely spread. 



John B. Smith. Notes on a paper by Mr. Butler entitled " Notes on certain North 

 American species of the group called by M. Gue"n6e ' Acronycta.'" 



Entomologica Americana, ill, May, 1887, pp. 35, 36. 



Of the species mentioned by Mr. Butler, A. hilus does not seem to be described, while A. 

 modica has been dropped from the lists for want of identification. 



John B. Smith. A Voice from the Wilderness. 

 Entomologica Americana, in, May, 1887, p. 39. 



A letter from E. A. Schwarz to J. B. Smith describing insect collecting at Key "West, and 

 comments thereon by Mr. Smith. 

 John B. Smith. Criticism of an article on Orgyia in Science, by Le Metayer de 

 Guichainville. 



Entomologica Americana, m, June, 1887, p. 55. 



