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l:»e Room 42-43 in the New Building of the National Museum. The matter 

 of the place of meeting was left to the discretion of the Executive Committee. 



Notes and exhibition of specimens 



Dr. L. O. Howard described briefly the meetings of the Entomological 

 vSociety of London and the Entomological Society of France which he at- 

 tended during his recent visit to Europe, describing especially the methods 

 of procedure in which these famous societies diff'er from our own Society. 

 He also told of taking with him to France certain colonies of Schizoneura 

 lanigcra parasitized by ApJielinus mali. In spite of certain abrupt changes 

 of temperature necessitated by three distinct stops in the journey, some of 

 the parasites arrived in France in living condition and have bred in numbers, 

 so that there is a strong possibility of the establishment of this useful species 

 on the other side. 



Dr. A. C. Baker exhibited photographs of crystallized honey dew secreted 

 by a species of Lachnus in such large quantities that it could be taken up by 

 the spoonful. 



Mr. A. N. Caudell reported that he had demonstrated to two of the other 

 members of the Society the stridulation of the several legs of the house centi- 

 pede. He also gave an account of his recent trip through some of the north- 

 western States and reported great success in the poisoning of grasshoppers. 



Col. T. L. Casey reported the finding of Calosoma sycophanta at Wood's 

 Hole, Mass. Dr. Howard stated that it is also known to be in New Jersey. 



Mr. J. L. Webb spoke of the Thurberia pink boll worm, reading portions of 

 the reports of Messrs. Schwarz and Barber and of Dr. Townsend. Mr. 

 Gahan mentioned a parasite of this species, a new species of Apanteles de- 

 scribed by Muesebeck, the description of which is now in press. 



Dr. F. C. Craighead reported the finding of a parasitic beetle in a Cicada 

 pupa. It was determined as Sandahis niger of the famil}^ Rhipiceridae. 

 Other parasitic coleopetra are found in the families Carabidae, Staphylinidae, 

 Meloidae, Rhipiphoridae, and Colydiidae. 



Mr. S. A. RoHWER spoke of the nesting habits of Vespa, those with the 

 long malar space being tree-nesting, while the others nest on the ground or 

 under stones or logs. Mr. George Greene has reported a fallen nest still 

 inhabited. 



Mr. A. N. Caudell told of having been stung on the inside of the lip by a 

 yellow jacket and of effecting a cure by going in swimming. 



Mr. A. B. Gahan reported that 10 species of parasitic hymenoptera have 

 been reared from the European com borer, Pyrausta niibilalis. Only one of 

 these has also been reared from the native Pyrausta ainsliei. Mr. Walton 

 stated that so far as distribution is concerned there is no reason why the same 

 parasites should not attack both species, for ainsliei is found wherever nubilalis 

 is. Mr. CuSHMAN discussed certain of the parasites of ainsliei, stating that 

 their habits are such that they will undoubtedly be found to attack nubilalis. 



Mr. J. C. Bridwell, invited by the President to address the Society, 

 spoke of the damage of Bruchidae to the Algaroba feed industry in the 

 Hawaiian Islands. The industry on Oahu alone has a value of $500,000. 

 He also spoke of some new host records on local species of Bruchids and of 

 the generic characters in the group. He also told of the Hawaiian Entomo- 

 logical Society, of which he is an active member. 



R. A. Cushman, Recording Secretary. 



