OF WASHINGTON. 73 



Discussion was participated in and questions asked by Messrs. 

 Benton and Gill. 



FEBRUARY 13, 1902. 



The 1 66th regular meeting of the Entomological Society of 

 Washington was held at the residence of Mr. J. Kotinsky, 521 

 Fourth street, N.W., the society being there entertained by the 

 bachelor members. President Dyar occupied the chair, and 

 Messrs. Quaintance, Caudell, Morris, Heidemann, Ashmead, 

 Cook, Vaughan, Howard, Hunter, Simpson, Gill, Stiles, Barber, 

 Currie, Kotinsky, and Patten were also present. 



Under the head of Short Notes and Exhibition of Specimens, Mr. 

 Heidemann showed specimens of the ten species of the Fulgorid 

 genus Scolops contained in his collection. In a paper by Prof. 

 Uhler, published by the Maryland Academy of Sciences, nine 

 species were recognized. Three more species, however, have 

 recently been described by Mr. E. D. Ball, raising the total 

 number of described North American Scolops to twelve. 



Mr. Ashmead stated that he had recently received from Dr. 

 P. Magretti specimens of the genus Paracyphonyx. This genus, 

 erected by Dr. Magretti, was subsequently suppressed by Kohl 

 and made a synonym of Pompilus, Fabricius. An examination 

 of the specimens sent, however, has convinced Mr. Ashmead 

 that the genus is good and distinct, though closely related to 

 Pompilus. 



Prof. Cook exhibited some interesting Myriapoda from Cali 

 fornia, contained in a collection sent him by Mr. Carl F. Baker. 

 One of these represents a new species of Striaria and is the 

 second Californian species of this genus known. Another, a 

 specimen belonging to the superfamily Chordeumoidea, is sug 

 gestive of the Sumatran Heterochordeuma of Pocock. 



Mr. Caudell exhibited drawings, based upon specimens 

 recently received from California, of the male and female of 

 Timema californica Scudder. This insect has been classified 

 with the subfamily Anisomorphinae in the Phasmidas. It is, 

 however, the only known member of the Orthoptera having 

 three distinct joints to the tarsi. All ten abdominal segments are 

 distinct, instead of only nine, and the legs are attached ventrally 



