256 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '04 



Doings of Societies. 



A regular meeting of the Entomological Section of the Chi- 

 cago Academy of Sciences was held May igth, at the John 

 Crerar Library, Eight members and three visitors present. 

 Mr. Frank E. Lutz, of the University of Chicago, gave a talk 

 on the Economic Importance of Mosquitoes and a brief sketch 

 of a four years' attempt at their extermination on Long Island, 

 New York. Mr. Weed, formerly of the Mississippi Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station, added some experiences of his own, 

 and the subject was further discussed by the members. The 

 field day on May 3oth was held at Millers, Indiana. 



A. KWIAT, Recorder. 



At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held May 

 i8th, at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 S. i3th St., 

 Phila., ten persons were present. 



Mr. H. W. Wenzel announced the death of Father Jerome 

 Schmitt of St. Vincent's Abbey. 



Dr. Skinner exhibited two new species of Epicauta, which 

 will be described in ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



Mr. Wenzel showed a number of blind Carabids from caves 

 in Austria. 



Dr. Skinner spoke of a recent trip with Messrs. Kearfott 

 and Daecke to the Orange Mountains, in the vicinity of Mont- 

 clair, N. J., after Pyrgus centa^lre(Z. He said that the species 

 is very local, occurring only in hilly regions, and spoke of the 

 value of a study of these extremely local distributions. 



Discussed by Messrs. Franck, Daecke, Wenzel and Skinner, 

 Mr. Franck referring especially to Lyccena scudderi. 



Mr. Daecke showed Cnorimo schema galhcsolidaginis raised 

 from galls ; also Culex cantator, which was very abundant 

 recently at Richmond Hill, Long Island. 



WILLIAM J. Fox, Secretary. 



EDITH M. PATCH, entomologist to the Maine Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, at Orono, Me., is the first woman to occupy such a position in 

 the United States. All women are not afraid of bugs and mice. \Ye 

 wish the lady great success. 



