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200 PiS'2X'ffE. 1 April 18%.
ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES.
ENTOMOLOGIST FOR MINNESOTA. - A re -
cent number of Eatomologica americanu
states that Mr. Hermann Oelrichs is the en- tomologist of the Minnesota experiment spa- -
tion.
This is a mistake as Mr. Otto Lugger
the original appointee still holds the position. COLORADO BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.-The
reorganization of the Colorado ornithologi- cal association under the above name is
announced. Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, the
secretary of the newly organized society, has already written many articles on North American insects for English and American entomological jouinals, and is at present engaged on a "Bibliograplry of Colorado
entomology" for the new association. G: D. SPIDER POISONS. - Professor Breeger has
recently investigated the poisons of spiders. He found that the Russian varieties of spi- der, Phalanchim and Trochosa (tarantula), are non-poisonous, but that a third, Cara- curt or "black wolf," secretes a powerful poison, forming 25 per cent of its
whole
weight.
This substance is a peculiar unsta-
ble alkaloid, destroyed at 60å C., or by alco- hol. Introducedinto the circulation of warn-i- blooded animals, one-thirtieth of a milligram per kilogram of the animal treated was suffi- cient to cause death. It exceeds in power all kn~jwn vegetable principles, and prussic acid being con~parable in toxicity with the poison of snakes. - Sci. arnica*, 17 Nov. 1888. v. 59, P' 310-
NEW SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL.- contribution^
to science by Charles J. Maynard, a new
quarterly (No. I, April, 188~) published by the author at Newtonville, Mass.., contains a description with figures of the defensive . glands of Anisomor'pha bu$resfoides.
G. D. SMITH COLLECTION OF BEETLES.-
Mr. F. C. Bowditch has purchased the large and valuable cabinet of beetles formed by the late Mr. George D. Smith of Cambridge,
Mass. According to an enumeration made
several years ago by Mr. B. P. Mann, this collection contained more than 8900 species and 37,000 specin~ens. With this addition Mr. Bowditch's collection ranks among the largest in this country.
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
REPORTS. -The Cambridge Entomological
Club desires to obtain as full sets as possible of all reports of state experiment stations established under the Hatch bill, in so far as these reports contain enton~ological
matter. Up to the time of writing the libra- rian has received bulletins from the states indicated by an asterisk below. For the
benefit of our subscribers we append a list, as. accurate as we can now make it, of the addresses of those stations that have ento- mologists. We should be glad to receive
additions and corrections for this list. State.
Maine.
vt.
Mass.*
N. Y.*
N, J.
Del.*
Va.
S. c.*
Geo.
Miss.
Tex.
Mo.
Ark.
Tenn.
Iowa.*
Minn.*
Dak.
Mich.*
Ohio.*
Ind.
Neb.
Kans.*
Cal.
Entom'ologtsi and address.
Prof. F. L. Harvey, Orono.
Prof. G: H. Perkins, Burlington.
Prof. C : H : Fernald, Amherst.
Prof. J : 13 : Coinstock, Ithaca.
John B. Smith, New Brunswick.
M. H. Beckwith, Newark.
W : B. Alwood, Blacksburg.
Prof. G: F. Atkinson, Colunlbia.
J. P. Campbell, Athens.
Prof. S. M. Tracy, Agricultural
College.
M. Francis, College Station.
T. W. Clark, Columbia.
C : W : Woodworth, Fayetteville.
H : E. Summers, Knoxville.
C. P. Gillette, Ames.
Otto Lugger, St. Anthony Park.
J. H. Orcutt, Brookings.
Prof. A. J: Cook, Agricultural
College.
C. M. Weed, Columbus.
F. M. Webster, Lafayette.
Lawrence Bruner, Lincoln.
Prof. E. A. Popenoe, Manhattan.
F. W. Morse, Berkeley.
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No. 1g3 was issued 11 Jan.
1889.
No. 154-155 were issued 8 March
1889.




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