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pupate, or it may have something to do with the geographical 

 distribution of the species. Mr. Schwarz informs me that up to 

 this summer, neither Mr. Ulke nor himself had ever taken this 

 species at Washington, yet on August 4 the writer could easily 

 have captured a hundred had he so desired. Mr. Schwarz further 

 informs me that with Mr. Hubbard he noticed a closely allied 

 species Anthicus quadrilunatus in extreme abundance along 

 the rocky shores of the canyon streams in Colorado and Utah, 

 and that Chauliodes and large Perlids were extremely common 

 at the same time. He is inclined to think, since Mr. Clifton's 

 discovery, that the related species may feed upon the eggs of 

 these Pseudoneuroptera. The discovery will, in fact, probably 

 lead to the discovery of the early stages of other Anthicidae 

 which frequent the margins of streams. 



On the occasion of Mr. Schwarz's trip, on August 24, most of 

 the egg-masses had been destroyed and there were abundant in 

 dications of subsequent feeding upon the remains of the egg 

 shells by several insects. He found the larva and the imago of 

 a large Psocid engaged in this work and he also found two larvae 

 of an Anthrenus similarly engaged. One specimen of another 

 species of Psocid was also found and a mite was seen feeding 

 upon the egg remains. As the larvae of the Anthicus grow and 

 demolish the interior of the egg-masses, the cover becomes grad 

 ually lifted from its closely fastened border on the rocks, allow 

 ing easy entrance to these other insects, which feed upon the leav 

 ings. The cocoons of a small Drassid spider were also found 

 in a few demolished egg-masses. 



/// NOVEMBER 7, 1895. 



. President Ashmead in the chair and the following members 

 also present : Messrs. Mann, Linell, Hubbard, Gill, Heidemann, 

 Marlatt, Benton, and Howard. 



By unanimous vote Prof. Dr. Rudolph Leuckart, of Leipzig, 

 was elected an honorary member. Dr. William Barnes, of 

 Decatur, Illinois, was elected a corresponding member. 



The President announced the death of the Rev. Dr. J. G. 

 Morris, one of the founders of the Society, and made a few 

 remarks about Dr. Morris's long and prominent career. 



Mr. Hubbard read the following paper : 



