48 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan. '04 



At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held No- 

 vember :8th, at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 South 

 Thirteenth Street, Philadelphia, seven persons were present. 



Mr. Beutenmueller stated that the American species of 

 Corymbites hitherto referred to C. vireus of Europe, is not that 

 species and must receive another name. 



Mr. Haimbach exhibited a box of microlepidoptera including 

 two specimens of Trichotaphe nonstrigella taken at Cincinnati, 

 Ohio. This is a rare species hitherto only represented in col- 

 lections by the type specimens. 



Mr. H. Wenzel referred to Mr. Beutemnuller's paper on 

 North Carolina Coleoptera, and "stated that the typical Cychrus 

 violaceus and the variety of that species figured therein are no 

 doubt the two extreme forms of the species. 



Mr. Daecke recorded the capture of Donacia floridcc in large 

 numbers on Hammonton Lake, N. J., August 23. 



WILLIAM J. Fox, Secretary. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held November igth. 

 Mr. H. W. Wenzel, Vice Director, presided. Fourteen mem- 

 bers and two visitors were present. Twenty-one species of 

 Dytiscidae were presented by Mr. H. W. Wenzel. 



Mr. C. B. Hardenburg stated that a circular would be sent 

 to all collectors of insects in Pennsylvania requesting informa- 

 tion in regard to all orders of insects with a view of publishing 

 a catalogue of the species of the State with exact data. Mr. 

 Rehn strongly advised the movement, and said a beginning 

 should be made along the lines indicated. Dr. Calvert said he 

 favored such a list and would gladly aid with the Odonata. 

 Dr. Calvert also gave an account of the course on entomology 

 he was giving at the University of Pennsylvania. While en- 

 gaged in the preparation of the course he had become spe- 

 cially interested in the Termites. T. flavipes were found to 

 swarm in about equal numbers as regards sex. None of the 

 winged individuals ever produce young so far as had been ob- 

 served in this species. Mr. R. Godfrey was elected an Asso- 

 ciate. HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. 



