Entomological News, 1951, Vol. 62 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Entomological News, 1951, Vol. 62You have been the largest contributor to precise knowledge of the species Of North American Dragonflies (as is well shown by the list Of your publications hereinafter presented) and our present knowledge Of the Neotropical Odonate fauna has grown directly from your Odonate Section in Biologia Centrali Americana and your companion South American contributions in the Annals of the Carnegie Museum. This taxonomic work you broadened and enriched in the book (jointly prepared by your talented wife, Amelia Smith Calvert and yourself), A Year of costa-rican Natural History, also by your subse quent life-history papers on particular costa-rican Species. NO one else has done so much or SO well.For 33 years you edited our most eagerly awaited entomologi cal periodical. You have made the pages Of the news serve our needs, helping us to keep abreast of the progress Of our chosen science, helping also other entomologists the world around. Your editorial criticisms have been keen constructive and helpful, and always kindly administered.Your contributions to the science Of entomology have come in a steady stream that still is strongly ¿owing. Wherefore, we greet you with great respect and With affectionate regard, and we hope that you may long continue with us as co-laborer, Counselor and Friend - james G. Needham.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.