The Canadian Entomologist Vol 19

C^: ^' -^^ v:^^- c^ ^:^:^ ^^ ^^^^' c ^^^^^ t^A' -r^' ^ -^^r ^'^ ^ ^^^'i c ^V/ \f' ^ ^y< ' '^ '^j ^ '*^- \^ ^SkT.- -^: ^ V (T?-' v^ f*fr^^^Vc - : A t^'y^ ^^^^'^ ^; -^ -^\ v^^ /^SK ^ô^'^~^ r^ V v^:- k:^^ THK CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST VOLUME KDITF.D licb c ii THE !'.V s m^mu, p i.„ § C f., PORT HOPE, ONT ^^SSISTEID J Ottawa London Fletcher, ; ; HV -IIIE BIST Reed and J M Denton, Geddes, Toronto E B G iL'onbciu HKlNTi'.ll XIX ; KKKE PKHSS PKINTING COMl'ANV 1887 or Sciences THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST Publishi'd by the Entomological Srcicty of Ontario General Editor— ^YN C Editing Committee— \^U BAYNES REED, WHITE, S BET HUN E, Port SAUNDERS, Ottawa; J London, Ont J M DENTON, GAMBLE GEDDES CAPT ; Hope, Ont E and DR Toronto ANNUAL PEES OP MEMBERSHIP For For For For Ordinary Members $i oo i oo Associate Members in the United States Associate Members in England 4s sterling Associate Members elsewhere $1 25 Tlie Fees are payable in advance on the ist of January in each year, and their payment entitles the members to a copy of all the Society's publications during the year, including the Illustrated Annual Report made to the Ontario Government Remittances and other business communications should be addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Society, Mr E BAYNES REEfJ, London, Ontario All exchanges and articles for insertion, etc., to the General Editor Canadian Entomologist The back volumes i to 16 can be supplied at $1 each and cost of transportation Annual Reports Fifteen have been issued the back numbers can be supplied at 50c each, excepting the three earlier ones, which are out of print — — ; ADVERTISING RATES $l 00 For ist insertion, per inch For each subsequent insertion No 50 advertisement less than one inch SUPPLIES POR SALE ENTOMOLOGICAL PINS.— Klaeger's, in packages of 500 each, $1 per looo CORK — Double thickness, 30 cts per square foot LIST OF CANADIAN COLEOPTERA.— Price 15 cts each, embracing 55 Printed 432 genera, and 1231 species (for labelling cabinets) Numbers, in sheets, i to 2000, for labelling cabinets Price 10 cts each set These prices are exclusive of cost of transportation, and orders will please state whether the package is to be sent by mail or express families, — Annual Subscription, 6/6 Post free NACHRICHTEN, Edited by Dr F Published Fortnightly ENTOMOLOGISCHE KATTER A Dose, Putbus, Riigen, The VI year Germany of Entomol Nachr gives, with the assistance of several complete Review of Entomological Literature trious Naturalists, a Back Volumes (1875 from the publisher post @ free; 2/, 1877 @ payment 3/, 1878 @ 5/, 1879 illus- @ 6/6) may be had in advance the'amerioan naturalist! A and popular illustrated monthly magazine of Natural History, 8vo., 64 pages each number Subscription $4 00 a year Single numbers, illustrations in 35 cents McCalla &> THE Stavely, 2jy-g Dock St., Phila., Pa' Published Monthly, Price Sixpence EinSTTOlVlIOLOa-IST Edited by John T Carrington, F L S Illustrated Journal of General Entomology An SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO., Stationers' Hall London, Eng *»— "~ Court, — ^ ^ ^r-: 5^ ^ S^No 11 ^^ V y- THE flanabtati VOLUME \P ^ntomdngbi XIX, -/' oi 11 EDITED BY REV C J S BETHUNE k>r PORT HOPE, ONTARIO.} \^ m LONDON FREE PRESS PRINTIXG CO., RICHMOND ^Wl! ST 1887 Li-3 yfJi:: n^ M^k^ — - M Is^ Wk\j' i^'^t'r-'-T^ NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Subscriptions to The Canadian Entomologist are now due THE BUTTERFLIES OP THE EASTERN UNITED STATES i BY G H FRENCEi, A M., Professor of Natural History and Curator of the Southern Illinois Normal University, Carbondale, 111 A Manual of Butterflies for the use of Schools and Private Students Illustrated by 93 Wood Engravings, and containing a Map of the territory represented Large 12 mo Price $2.oo For sale by all booksellers, or sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price by the publishers, J B LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, Philadelphia, ^ Pa '^ A COLLECTION OF FOR SALE about 500 Species and nearly The Lepidoptera are mostly exotic, Will sell at $20 2,000 Specimens and are in very fine condition For particulars address E L KEEN, 816 Charlotte St., Philada., Pa The A collection of Coleoptera includes I revised List of the Coleoptera of America north of Mexico, by Samuel Published by the American Entomological assisted by Dr George H Horn Price List of Entomological papers for Edition limited Price, $1.25 new and Henshaw, Society sale, mailed on application E T CRESSON, Treasurer P FOR SALE— Florida O Box IS??, Philadelphia, Pa Insects and Other Specimens of Natural History Intending to reside in Florida after Nov 1st, 1885, I should be glad to correspond with any one wanting Insects, Botanical specimens, or any other natural history objects, Address JOS E and would endeavor to supply them at low prices Lakeville, Orange Co., Florida CHASE A at well made, double Box, ready for use, size 9x12x4 (outside meas.) Will guarantee that this box $17 per doz., exclusive of transportation gives satisfaction Send $1.50 for sample to C W STRUMBERG, Galesburg, 111 IVortli ^Vmei*ican LepidLoptei-a, THE HAWK MOTHS OF NORTH AMERICA: By A Radcliffe Grote, a M This work in pamphlet form will be sent on remitting price of One by the publishers, Homeyer & Meyer, by the Author, Bremen, Germany ; or address Riihle & Schlenker, Booksellers, Bremen Dollar, SALE FOIft A FINE COLLECTION OF INDIGENOUS AND EXOTIC BUTTERFLIES Also, Handsome Walnut Cabinet For particulars address — BARTHOLOMEW, 1521 Poplar St., Philada., Pa AM:ER,ICA JBXJTTEItFJL;IES beOF IVOIiTH for will ROBT Part Contents 3, Vol ready 'iii., Argynnis Egleis, : Price $2.25 Apply to delivery 15th August Arg Liliana, Melit^a Baroni plates HOUGHTON MIFFLIN & CO., Cambridge, Mass SOUTH AMERICAN IN SECTS! Amazon Region in South America, to collect Lepidoptera Wishing and Coleoptera, but not having sufficient funds, I would like to get subscribers for in equal shares of $15.00 each I intend to go first to Lepidoptera or Coleoptera Para, and after making collections in that vicinity, ascend the Amazon as far as at towns on the River Address, Iquitos, making collections FRED KNAB, P O Box 249, Chicopee, Mass His Excellency, George D Robinson, Governor References by permission Massachusetts Jos E Chase, Holyoke, Mass to go to the — : ; PATENTS MTJNN & CO., of the Scientific American, continue to act as Solicitors for Fiitents, Caveats, Trade Marks, Copyrights, for the United States, Canada, England, France, Germany, etc Hand Book about Patents sent free Thirty-seven years' experience Patents obtained through & CO are noticed to the Scientific American, the largest, best, and toost widely circulated scientific paper f3.20a year Weekly Splendid engnivings and interpsting information Specimen copy of the tScientifie Ameri icnn sent free Address & CO., Scientific MUNN American MUNN Office, 2til Broadway, New York NOTICE TO ENTOMOLOGISTS Butterflies and Moths of North America Instructions for collecting, for shipment, breeding, preparing, classifying, packing etc A Complete Synonymical Catalogue of Macrolepidoptera, to which is added a kull Bibliography, a glossary of terms, a descriptive list of localities, and Sent by mail oreoaid on Diurnes the food-plants of the larvae 8vo, pp vi, 283 .receipt of $2.00 by in Box STRECKER, Reading P.O., Pennsylvania HERMAN THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST Published by the Entomological Society of Ontario General Editor— KY.Y C Editing Committee— \^U CAPT J S BETHUNE, Port Hope, Ont SAUNDERS Ottawa J M DENTON, GAMBLE GEDDES ; and DR BRODIE, London ; Toronto ANNUAL FEES OP MEMBERSHIP Ordinary Members For For For For Associate Associate Associate Members in the United Members in England Members elsewhere $i oo i oo States 4s sterling $1 25 The Fees are payable in advance on the 1st of January in each year, and their payment entitles the members to a copy of all the Society's publications during the year, including the Illustrated Annual Report made to the Ontario Government Remittances and other business communications should be addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Society, Mr W E SAUNDERS, London, Ontario All exchanges and articles for insertion, etc., to the General Editor Canadian Entomologist The back volumes i to 18 can be supplied at $1 each and cost of transportation Annual Reports Fifteen have been issued ; the back numbers can be supplied at 50c each, excepting the three earlier ones, which are out of print — — ' ADVERTISING RATES For 1st insertion, per inch For each subsequent insertion No $1 00 50 advertisement less than one inch SUPPLIES FOR SALE ENTOMOLOGICAL PINS.— Klaeger's, in packages of 500 each, $1 per looo CORK — Double thickness, 30 cts per square foot LIST OF CANADIAN COLEOPTERA.— Price 15 cts each, embracing 55 Printed 432 genera, and 1231 species (for labelling cabinets) Numbers, in sheets, I to 2000, for labelling cabinets Price 10 cts each set These prices are exclusive of cost of transportation, and orders will please state whether the package is to be sent by mail or express families, — Annual Subscription, 6/6 Post free NACHRICHTEN, Edited by Dr F Published Fortnightly ENTOMOLOGISCHE KATTER A Dose, Putbus, Riigen, Germany The VI year of Entomol Nachr gives, with the assistance of several complete Review of Entomological Literature trious Naturalists, a Back Volumes (1875 from the publisher post @ free; 2/, 1877 @ payment 3/, 1878 @, 5/, 1879 illus- @ 6/6) may be had in advance THE AMERICAN NATURALIST A and popular illustrated monthly magazine of Natural History, 8vo., 64 pages each number Subscription $4.00 a year Single numbers, illustrations in 35 cents McCalla &* Stavely, 2j'/-g Dock St., Phila., Pa Published Monthly, Price Sixpence THIE BnNTTODynOLOGhlST An Edited by Jo/m T Carrington, F L S Illustrated Journal of General Entomology SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO., Stationers' Hall London, Eng Court, NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Subscriptions to The Canadian Entomologist FOK Fine examples of J B will be due Jan I EZMCHAIVOE Smith's new Ceratiiosia species, thkoluu, just described from Texas Send of duplicates, list and receive in return EDW L my list of desiderata, to (^RAEF, iO Court St., Brooklyn, X V IVorth ^^merican Lepidoptex-a THE HAWK MOTHS OF NORTH AMERICA: By A Radcliffe Grote, a M This work in pamphlet form will be sent on remitting price of One by the publishers, Homeyer & Meyer, by the Author, Bremen, Germany ; or address Riihle &; Schlenker, Booksellers, Bremen Dollar, BXJTTJEItFLIES Part Contents 3, : Vol iii., will OF ]VOItTH[ AMIEJRICA be ready for delivery 15th August Arg Liliana, Melit^a Baroni Argynnis Egleis, Price $2.25 to Apply A new and revised List of the Coleoptcra Henshaw, assisted by Dr George H Horn Edition limited mailed on application Society sale, plates HOUGHTON MIFFLIN & CO., Cambridge, Mass America north of Mexico, by Samuel Published by the American Entomological Price List of Entomological papers for Price, $1.25 of ' E T CRESSON, P Published Fortnightly Treasttrek O Box ii;77, Annual Subscription, ENTOMOLOGISCHE NACHRICHTEN, Philadelphia, — Post 6/6 Pa free Edited by Dr F KATTER A Dose, Putbus, Riigen, Germany year of Entomol Nachr gives, with the assistance of several illustrious Review of Entomological Literature Back Volumes (1875 6/6) may be had from 2/, 1877 5/, 1879 3/, 1878 ^ the publisher post free; payment in advance The VI Naturalists, a complete @ @ @ @ THE AMERICAN NATURALIST A popular illustrated monthly magazine of Natural History, 8vo., 64 pages and each number Subscription $4.00 a year Single numbers, 35 cents illustrations in McCalla 6^ Stavely, 2jj-g Dock St., Phila., Pa Published Monthly, Price Sixpence TSIE EZSTTODynOLO&IST Edited by Jo/ui T Carriii-^ton, F An Illustrated Journal SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & L S of General Entomology CO., Stationers' Hall Court, London, Eng Under this heading two lines will be inserted — for ^'i ets.; additional inatter, lu cti per lim- DuiM.icATEs For, ExcHANCE Cocooii.s aiicl Pui ai- of Eacles im])erialis, Actias luna, Hyperchiria io, Callosamia angulifera (nee Cynthia), Snierinthus exc:ccatu.s, and Lists exchanged Miss Emii.y L Morton^ many others, beside set specimens iXewViurgi), New York, Box 228 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST Ptddishi'tl by the General Editor~\\.VN S BETHUNE, Port Hope, Ont SAUNDERS, Ottawa; J M DENTON, C J Editing Committee— "^M CAPT Entomological Society of Ontario GAMBLE GEDDES and DR BRODIE, London; Toronto ANNUAL FEES OF MEMBERSHIP For Ordinary Members For Associate Members $i oo i oo United States in the For Associate Members in England For Associate Members elsewhere 4s sterling $1 25 of January in each year, and their payment entitles the members to a copy of all the Society's publications during the year, including the Illustrated Annual Report made to the Ontario The Fees are payable in advance on the 1st Government Remittances and other business communications should be addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Society, W E SAUNDERS, 240 Central Ave, All exchanges and articles for insertion, etc., to the General London, Ontario Editor Canadian Entomologist.— The back volumes to 18 i can be supplied at $1 each and cost of transportation Annual Reports — Fifteen have been issued the back ; supplied at 50c each, excepting the three earlier ones, numbers can be which are out of print ADVERTISING RATES Payable Strictly in Advance For 1st insertion, per inch For each subsequent insertion One 50 00 10 00 inch per year Half page, Whole w Exchange 00 $ 15 11 notices of lines, each insertion Additional matter in exchange 00 25 10 notices, per line SUPPLIES FOR SALE ENTOMOLOGICAL PINS.— Nos Nos Society CORK 00 to inclusive, in packages of 500 each; (The Postage extra packages of 250 each, $1 per 1000 temporarily out of No 5) and is 6, in — Double LIST OF Postage extra thickness, 30cts per square foot CANADIAN COLEOPTERA.— Price 432 genera, and 1231 species Printed Numbers, in sheets, i to 2000, families, Price 10 cts each set Postage extra 15 cts each, embracing 55 (for labelling cabinets) for labelling cabinets 3»J ^^ ^• -k -li" -^->^:23' V^ -• —^—* _: ^; i^i7 -^^ MBL WHOI LIBRARY BC > }"/ >-> ^M ^ ^"l $ >5> > t» Ob ^ ^^ >U V ~>.N -^ : ^^ J -^"i.^ -^-C-^:^:^:^ ?>»• "5>^ , ^) *\i\ ^o'y Vw>^> -^) ,^i'^ ^ _ \ ^ '5^ !> r^>^ '^.^ -^^""'> ^^^ ^ "^ 5^-:^^ ^ ~T : r^:- ^3 ~^ -^ T'=*> " .'"' ^- ^i^;^^^ ^^\^ V^ -• ^^^-^ ^ >z>^ > '^T- ^">v- ... collected together They are all closely related, and their absolute identity seems certain Among these specimens, however, THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST there not in the length of the aristal joints,... with the abdomen marked b than twice similarly, has the third joint of the antennae shorter, not more the length of the second, the second joint of the arista very short, and the bristles on the. .. interested at once 19 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST CORRESPONDENCE BRITISH COLUMBIAN HYMENOPTERA — Dear Sir, I wish to acknowledge through the pages of The Canadian Entomologist the following type