The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-20
FINDS NEW KINDS OF BEES.
TREVOR KIyCAID WINS HONORs
IN NATURAL SCIENCE
List From Warrington Vow Exeeeds
That From Any other state--GoOd
Work Done by Stuaie nts-Seven-
teen Species Absolutely New.

Mention was made some time ago that
Mr. Trevor l.. u. Kincaid, tutor and laoora-
tory assistant in the department OF niology
OF the University of Washington, had sent
to Mr.. T. d. A. Cockereil. the greatest
authority on bees in America, about i.sas
specimens Of bees collected In this state
during the past four years. Mr.. Coekereu
became much interested in the collection.
and at once began work on IL. He found
many new species. some OF which ne has
described in scientific journals. Recently
Mr. Kincaid has received four pamphlets
on new species Of bees described by Mr..
Cockerell in the Annals ana Magazine OF
Natural History. Of London. and number
Of other pamphlets and papers published
BIZ the same authority in this country. One
of these papers contains descriptions OF
bees collected by Mr.. Kincaid. There are
twenty-seven species here described. OF
which seventeen are new to science Other
descriptions are 70 follow, and altogether
there are already found a total OF forty-one
new species that Mr.. Kincaid has disc0v-
cred. Prof. Cockerell has attested his APP
probation of Mr.. Kincaids work by nam
ing several OF these new species in his
honor. The discovery Of 30 many new spe-
cies is very rarely reported from one re-
eion. In the one genus of Osmiae there are
twenty-five species now recorded from this
state largely through the efforts OF Mr..
kincaid; and he already has enough more
new ones to make the list for Washington
exceed that Of any other state. Only Colo
RADIO has larger number now than WASH
ington.
OF this genus Osmiae. Prof. Cockereu
has sent TO Mr.. Kincaid, among other
pamphlets and papers. manuscript key,
by which any specimen OF the genus may
be identified and new ones determined. and
which win aid in the preparation Of like
keys for other genera when the necessary
literature is obtained.
One curious species found by Mr.. Kincaid
is described by Prof Cockerell In the Cana
dian Entomologist for December, 1897. The
name is Halictoides eampanulae. from the
fact that Mr.. Kineaid found it only on .
little hairbell Campanuia).
The geographical distribution OF these
forms Is being worked up. In which some
OF the students of the university help dur
ing vacations. Last summer Mr.. w. NJ.
Karshner made a good collection at Grays
harbor, and Mr.. W. r. Coffman collected
about 500 species at Chehalis. The latter
was the student who found last May q
specimen OF Balanoglossus. that interest
ing form Of animal life between the verte-
brates and the invertebrates; little later
the Columbia university expedition found
other specimens, and published the fact as
a great discovery.
The new species Andrena kincaidii was
first found by Mr.. Kincaid at Olympia, and
later at Seattle. Last summer, when on
his way to the Pribilof islands, Mr.. Kin
cafd spent little time in collecting at Port
Townsend, where he found another speci-
men of this species Then when he returned
last fall he learned that Mr.. Coffman had
found the same species at Chehalis.
A supplemental catalogue Of the Univer-
sity of Washington is now in the hands OF
the state printer, and will be ready for dis
tribution in a few days. The publication
OF this was necessitated by the numerous
requests from all parts of the state and
elsewhere for catalogues OF the university,
the supply of which was exhausted some
time ago. These inquiries are for the most
part from good sources. and indicate a
growing interest In the university The
new supplement win contain all the gen.
erai information about the university
needed by a prospective student. It Is
mainly reprint OF parts OF the catalogue.
No changes have been made in the require
ments for entrance and graduation
II does not seem sufficiently understood
that the university has provided to meet
the requirements of students from two
year and three-year high schools This Is
done by offering certain zero courses"
which embrace the kind OF work that such
students need to fill out their preparation
for the university. This work must be
taken without credit. for one or two years
according as the student is from a three
year or two-year high school,