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species with simple front tarsi in the male. In N. hubbardi the 

 punctures of the elytral striae are smaller, more numerous, and 

 more closely placed than in imperfectus; the other more striking 

 differences between the two are set forth in the table. 

 7. N. imperfectus Horn. 



(J. Front tarsi not dilated, tip of joint i and joints 2 and 3 beneath 

 with spongy pubescence, joint i not increasing in width apically and 

 about 2^ times longer than wide, joint 2 slightly longer than wide, joints 

 3 and 4 each as wide as long; last joint of palpi moderately dilated, last 

 joint of labial palpi with the apical edge slightly shorter than the inner 

 lateral edge and about one-third shorter than the outer lateral edge. 



9- Front tarsi as in the male, beneath sparsely hairy; terminal joint 

 of palpi extremely slender, that of the maxillary palpi not dilated and not 

 securiform, that of the labial palpi with the apical edge at least three times 

 shorter than the inner apical edge. 



Widely distributed in the Allegheny Mts., but apparently not 

 occurring below 1,800' elevation. Type locality, Hampshire 

 Co., W. Va. I have seen specimens from Cresson Springs, Pa. ; 

 Deer Park, Md. (Ulke) ; Ft. Pendleton, Md. (Schwarz) ; Moun 

 tain Lake, Giles Co., Va. (Ulke), and Round Knob, N. C. 

 (Hubbard and Schwarz). 



f MAY 3, 1895. 



President Ashmead in the chair, and the following gentlemen 

 were also present : Messrs. Stiles, Benton, Gill, Patten, Chit- 

 tenden, Linell, Marlatt, Howard, Fernow, Waite, Swingle, and 

 Dr. Deckert, of Leipzig. 



The following new members were elected: Active S. D. 

 Judd and Henry Schoenborn ; Corresponding H. Schwarz, 

 1520 Lafayette avenue, St. Louis, Mo., A. H. Kirkland, Mai 

 den, Mass., Dr. Geo. W. Bock, 1319 Hickory street, St. Louis, 

 Mo., and C. W. Johnson, Wagner Institute, Philadelphia. 



Mr. Howard read a paper on "An injurious parasite."* 

 The following communication was presented for publication : 



A LEAF-BEETLE OF THE GOLDEN-ROD. 

 By F. H. CHITTENDEN. 



A low-growing species of golden-rod that occurs about Wash 

 ington and which has been identified as probably Solidago ar- 



* Withdrawn for publication in Insect Life, Vol VII, No. 5. 



