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Do not deface books by marks writing. and , Cornell University Library Z8511 .F32 3 1924 032 321 113 Digitized by Microsoft® This book was digitized by Microsoft Corporation in cooperation witli Cornell University Libraries, 2007. You may use and print this copy in limited quantity for your personal purposes, but may not distribute or provide access to it (or modified or partial versions of it) for revenue-generating or other commercial purposes. Digitized by Microsoft® University of the State of New York . BULLETIN New York State Museum - VOL. 5. No. 24 October 1899 SUPPLEMENT TO THE -I4TH REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST, 1898 t MEMORIAL t OF :^ LIKE AND E^NTOIMOLOGIC WORK Joseph Albert Lintner, Ph.D. State entomologist,' •i&'j/^-^&^ BY " EPHRIAM PORTER FELT, D. Sc. State entomahgist 't ; /, ALBANY UNIVERSITY OF TifE STATE OF NEW YORK 1899 / ^ . ^, Price cents Msim-Ja99-aooo 35 Digitized by Microsoft® University of the State of New York REGENTS YEAR 1874 Anson Judd Upson, D.D. LL.D. L.H.D. Chancellor, Glens Falls 1892 William Croswell Doane, D.D. LL.D. Vice- Chancellor, Albany 1873 Martin I. Townsend, M.A. LL.D. _ _ - Troy 1877 Chauncey M. Depew, LL.D. _ _ _ New York 1877 Charles E. Fitch, LL.B. M.A. L.H.D. - - Rochester 1877 Orris H. Warren, D.D. _ _ _ _ , Syracuse 1878 Whitelaw Reid, LL.D. ----- New York 1881 William H. Watson, M.A. M.D. - - - Utica 1881 Henry E. Turner ------ LoVville 1883 St Clair McKelway, LL.D. L.H.D. D.C.L. Brooklyn 1885 Hamilton Harris, Ph.D. LL.D. _ _ - Albany 1885 Daniel Beach, Ph.D. LL.D. _ - - Watkins 1888 Carroll E. Smith, LL.D. - - -_ - Syracuse 1890 Pliny T. Sexton, LL.D, _ - - _ Palmyra 1890 T. Guilford Smith, M.A. C.E. LL.D. - - Buffalo 1893 Lewis A. Stimson, B.A. M.D. - _ - New York 1894 Sylvester Malone --__-- Brooklyn 1895 Albert Vander Veer, M.D. Ph.D. - - Albany 1895 Charles R. Skinner, M.'A. LL.D. Superintendent of Public Instriiction, ex officio 1897 Chester S. Lord, M.A. LL.D. _ - _ :. Brooklyn 1897 Timothy L. 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Merrill, Director VOL. 5 No. 24 May 1899 SUPPLEMENT TO THE I4TH REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST, 18 MEMORIAL OF LIKE^ AND ENXOMOLOOIC WORK Joseph Albert Lintner, Ph.D. State entomologist, 1874-98 BY EPHRAIM PORTER FELT, D, Sc. State entomologist ALBANY UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 1899 Digitized by Microsoft® 2 CONTENTS FAGB Joseph Albert Lintner, notice of his Hfe 303 Memberships in learned societies held by J, A. Lintner 305 List of new species described by J. A. Lintner 306 Lepidoptera 306 Diptera 308 Thysanura - - 308 Myriapoda 308 BibHography of the entomologic publications of J. A. Lintner 308 Index to reports 1-13, including supplement to the 14th report, - 401 Digitized by Microsoft® 6 JOSEPH ALBERT LINTNER In the sudden death of this prominent entomologist at Rome, Italy, on May 5, 1898, the scientific world sustained a great loss. Joseph Albert Lintner, Ph. D., was born in Schoharie, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1822, of German parentage. He attended Jefferson academy and was graduated from the Schoharie academy in 1837. For 10 years he was in business' in New York city, and at the same time continued his studies under the Mercantile library association, also contributing scientific articles to the New York tribune. Returning to Schoharie in 1848, he engaged anew in business till i860, when he removed to Utica and there manufactured woolen goods for some years. His scientific studies were continued un- remittingly. His large collection of insects was begun in 1853 and in 1862 his first article on entomology was published. In 1868 he became zoological assistant in the state museum, and was put in charge of the entomologic work in 1874. He was appointed state entomologist by Governor Cornell in 1880, a positiion held till his death, and in 1883 was made by the regents a member of the scientific staff of the state museum. This long and faithful service in his chosen field made him a valued and respected leader among economic entomologists. The last 36 years of his life were devoted almost entirely to entomology, and he wrote during that time over 900 independent articles, besides his 13 reports and the four numbers oi E7itomological contributions. In 1871 he began to contribute articles on economic entomology to the Cultivator and country gentleman, a leading agricultural paper now known as the Country gentleman, and sva.% its entomological editor during the last 25 years. He has also written many notices for a number of other agricultural and horticultural papers. Although his publications were numerous and varied, it was their writer's ambition to make his communications of practical value to all. It was his delight to include something new or of more than ordinary interest in every notice of an insect. For the past 18 years he was widely known as a most earnest and conscientious state entomologist. His reports, replete with valuable and practical informa- tion, are enduring monuments to their author. In simplicity of language, dignity of expression, conciseness and thoroughness of treatment, they are models. The high appreciation won from his colaborers is strikingly shown in the following extract" from an address delivered in 1894 before the Asso- ciation of economic entomologists by the president, Dr L. O. Howard, a Insect life. 1894. 7 : Digitized by Microsoft® 304 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM now chief of the division of entomology, of the United States depart- ment of agriculture: The movement which resuUed in the passage of this law" was started by the regents of the University of the State of New York at their annual meeting in 1877, and the person appointed to fill the office was Dr J. A. Lintner, a well-known worker in entomology, who, up to that time, had been connected with the state museum of natural history. Dr Lintner has held office continuously since 1881. He brought to bear upon his duties a ripe experience and a mind trained in scientific meth- ods. He has pubhshed nine reports, the last one covering the year 1892, and only recently distributed. These reports are in many respects models. The great care and thoroughness of the author have hardly been equalled by any other writer upon economic entomology. The form of the reports is most admirable, and the account of each insect forms almost invariably a complete compendium of our knowledge con- cerning it down to the date of publication. His accounts are also ar- ranged in the most convenient form for reference, a full bibliography precedes the consideration of each species, and the frequent subheadirigs enable the most practical use of the report. The reports are replete with sound and ingenious practical sugoestions, and are written in a straight- forward, simple style, which possesses great Mterary merit. They abound in illustrations, and are made available by most complete indices and tables of contents. Aside from these reports, Dr Lintner has published a great deal in the newspapers, particularly the Country gentleman, on the subject of economic entomology, and another valuable feature of his reports is the comprehensive hst which he publishes each year of his unof- ficial writings. Without the magnificent opportunities our universities are offering today, this life shows in the highest degree the results of patient effort supplemented by untiring perseverance. Although prohibited by cir- cumstances from devoting his whole time to scientific pursuits till late in life, his great love for nature enabled him to attain one of the highest positions in his chosen work. In 1884 the honorary degree of doctor of philosophy was conferred on him by the regents of the University of the State of New York.