The text below is grayed out because it is not intended to be read. It is a necessarily imperfect OCR of the original and is only used by a search engine.
1958 The Lepidopterists' News 123
EARLIER DATES FOR LIBYTHEA BACHMANII AND MACROGLOSSA B ALT EAT A
by George H. Goodwin, Jr.
Jared Potter Kirtland, 1793-1877, published descriptions (1852) of two species, namely, Libythea Bachmanii and Macroglossa balteata, for which earlier references have been located. The original descriptions are to be found in The Family Visitor, an obscure Ohio weekly, published in Cleveland and Hudson, which had a short existence of some three years. Kirtland was at one time the proprietor and later one of the contributing editors. Actually, he first published a note describing Libythea Bachmanii and some two months later another on Macroglossa balteata. Future citations should read as follows: Libythea Bachmanii Kirtland, The Family Visitor, v. II, no. 24, whole no. 76: p. 189, illus., Oct. 21, 1851 ; Macroglossa balteata Kirtland, ibid., v. II, no. 33, whole no. 85: p. 261, illus., Dec. 23, 1851.
With the exception of slight editorial license, the generic and specific characters are the same. The locality for Libythea Bachmanii in the original is designated as "Mahoning Co., Ohio", whereas in the American Journal article it is listed merely as "Northern Ohio." Both figures are delineated by the author.
The volume examined was obtained on interlibrary loan from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Locations of other copies of The Family Visitor can be found in the Union List of Serials.
Reference
Kirtland, J. P., 1852. Description of a new species of Libythea and of Macroglossa. Amer. Journ. Arts ScL, 2d Ser., v. 13, no. 39: p. 336-338, illus. May 1852.
Library, State Univ. Teachers College, New Paltz, N. Y., U. S. A.