The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-29

e0ssecto-. So far as insects are concerned
rev departure has been taken by Kin
eaid- Ire chronological Meas fer June.
1871. publishes an article BIZ him on TIRE
Rsyea o1.2aEe q Washington. n which
th=-e 2ra described ard named three new
specIes q flies heretofore unknown 10 scl-
ence- One species is called Psycbo6a Pa
elaca; anotheE. Psychodz E,Iegans; the
third. Psyctaes5a Olympia The last name
was chosen sm honor q the capital city &C
TIE state. where Mr. Elncaid obtained ths
frst specimens OF this new species The
descriptions ars very teCE meal and cover
every minute characteristics. over a page
OF printed matter Is given IN addition 20 the
descriptions, showing a most careful mi
cTescantc study n the little rses- the
article VAS prepared only Ter scientists.
It's publication IN the ahove-aauaed Jour
nal stamps Z with authority. as that s
the official publication q inc entomology
cal section OF the Academy os Natural
Sciences II Philadelphia. and IS accepted
BY enfcEo!cgisrs as the best paper on that
subject n America
Dir. h3ncaid's friends are very proud %
his achievements, and the Young Main
ralisis' Society. Of Seattle. 81 is last meet
Ing passed = vote CT congratulations upon
the appearance OF the publication above
referred to
just before leaving for the seal islands
Mr.. kIncaic received letter from ALERT
4. Morse, Of the geological laboratory Of
Wellesley College. and another from Pg-af.
". A. Herdman, r r. S. Of University
College, Liverpool. both Of whom asked
him 10 direct them 70 the best collecting
grounds IN the state Of Washington. The
former wants insects the latter hoiothu-
rians. nudihrancns ard tunicafes.
For four years KIueaid collected. with
other specimens. quantity Of Washing
ten hees, but he was too much occupied 10
classify them He finally entered into
correspondence with the American bee ex-
pert, Theodore ID. A. cockerell. Dow OF
Mesilla- n. ". That gentleman informed
him that he had about months time on
hand and would gladly name his bees
kincald promptly sent him the accumul-
afed bees. about 1900 specimens Mr.
Ccckeren was evidently surprised. for
when he had worked mp one box he sent
II back with this UNDERSIGNED injunction:
Don't send ME any more bees until ask
for them. as 1 have now more than l can
handle for a long time TO come"
This box contained twenty-five species
OF the genus OsEliae. OF which thirteen
are new to science. One he named Kin
caidh, another Trevoris both in honor OF
the discoye-er; another he named Pasco-
ensis, In honor OF the place of its discov-
cry. Colorado is the only other state in
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from ii, and there are but twenty-five re-
corded from that state, so Washington Is
a close second.
Mr.. cockerell then proceeds 70 send
Kincaid some literature and instructions
so that he can begin himself TO work and
classify the bee fauna of Washington.
1t Is always a treat 10 watch Eineaid
rush from the university out into the
campus with his big net and once IN
long time 10 FOLLOW him for he SOON tires
the green hand. Then to follow him into
the laboratories and watch him at work
over the rearing cases where he studies
the different stages from the egg through
its various metamorphoses to the egg
again. Verify, so far as Insects are con-
cerned he is tracing nature through her
various windings to her most concealed
receSses