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Specimens of the most interesting species were shown. 



The paper was discussed by several of the members. Mr. 

 Banks said that it could hardly be true that dragonflies and 

 swallows are the only winged creatures which venture over the 

 brink of the canyon for these were undoubtedly in pursuit of their 

 accustomed prey small flies, gnats, etc. 



Under the title tk Some remarks on Japanese Hymenoptera," 

 Mr. Ashmead showed a number of interesting species from Japan 

 and commented upon them. The National Museum, he said, has 

 now qui^t)a representation of Japanese insects. The first acces 

 sion of importance was the collection received from the World's 

 Fair at Chicago, through Mr. Mitsukuri, of the Imperial Uni 

 versity of Tokyo. Since then a number of smaller collections 

 had come in from various sources. Of the Hymenoptera in the 

 collection the Aculeata belonged mostly to species already 

 described, but in the Parasitica probably 150 new species and 

 several new genera were represented. There were, he judged, 

 in the neighborhood of 500 described species of Japanese Hymen 

 optera. He alluded to the wide distribution of certain Japanese 

 bees, some species of which were found as far south as India. 



Following the paper, Messrs. Howard, Holland, Pollard, Gill, 

 and Marlatt discussed the zoo-geographical conditions prevailing 

 in the Japanese islands, not only as shown by the insects but by 

 the fishes and plants. 



APRIL 2, 1903. 



The i yyth regular meeting was held at the residence of Mr. 

 William H. Ashmead, 1807 Belmont avenue, N. W., Vice- 

 President Banks in the chair, and Messrs. Ashmead, Barber, 

 Busck, Currie, Doolittle, Dyar, Gill, Heidemann, Hopkins, 

 Howard, Kotinsky, Marlatt, Patten, Simpson, Warner, Webb, 

 Uhler and Ulke, members, and Mr. H. Bolce, visitor, also 

 present. 



Mr. Banks reported that 1 1 members attended the field excur 

 sion to Bladensburg, Maryland, on March 26. A most enjoy 

 able day was experienced and some good entomological finds 

 made. 



Dr. Dyar presented the following note : 



