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HYMENOPTERA. Hutson, J. C. The N. A. species of the 

 genus Sceliphron. 2, xlv, ;30,'.!-^.'37. Larue, P. Vue des couleurs par 

 une aheille. (Revue Scien., Paris, ivii, 565. ) 



Gahan, A. B. Descriptions of seven new sps. of Opius. (Brac- 

 onidae). 10, xxi, 1(il-7(). 



ETUDES DE LEPIDOPTEROLOCIE COMPAREE. By CH. \KI.KS OBKRTHUK. 

 Fascicule XVI. This volume contains a long article on the lepidop- 

 tera of Barhary. The second article is by Gedeon Foulquicr on 

 Carcharodus bacticus in "Bouches-du-Rhone." Observations relative to 

 the life-history of Lycaena alcon. The stages of Lycacna olcon by 

 Dr. T. A. Chapman. Orrhodia rnhii/o Ramb. by Philippe Henriot. 

 Observations on Carclianxhis allhcac. 'by Harold Powell. Andre Avin- 

 off describes a wonderful melanic aberration of Papilio podalirius 

 which he calls Incifci: The volume ends with a document on the con- 

 servation of I'iir/^jssii/s <>/><>//(.'. There are twenty-six plates of the 

 same excellent character as in the previous volumes. H. S. 



Feldman Collecting Social. 



Meeting of June 8th, 1910. at the residence of H. W. Wenzel, 5614 

 Stewart St., Philadelphia. Nine members present, Pres. H. W. Wen- 

 zel in the chair. 



Diptera. Mr. Hornig staVd that formerly there were millions 

 of Acdcs sollicitans Wlk. at Weccacoe Avenue in Philadelphia Neck, 

 but since the government has filled in this neighborhood they have 

 entirely disappeared. 



Coleoptera. Mr. H. W. Wenzel said he had gone to Anglesea, New 

 Jersey, on May 3Cth, and at that time there were strong westerly 

 winds, but during the night they shifted to the east, and he went to 

 the beach early in the morning, where he found the grasses, etc. 

 (blown to sea the night before) cast at high tide mark by the easterly 

 winds. Under this debris he found eight species and a variety of 

 Sphenophoms as follows: acqualis Gyll., pcrtiua.r Oliv. ('and a variety 

 with red tint above and red band below), scticicr Chitt., villosiventris 

 Chitt., costipcnnis Horn, raiutiis Say, zcae Walsh and mealanocephalus 

 Fabr. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Hornig exhibited a specimen of Chrysophanus 

 thoc Boisd. which he collected in Philadelphia Neck, Tune 12, 1919. 

 Mr. Laurent stating it was the fourth he had seen from this locality 

 in all his collecting experience. 



At the meeting of September i/th. 1910, nine members present, 

 Pres. H. W. Wenzel in the chair, being the first meeting since the 

 summer collecting season, general discussion was the order of the 

 evening. 



GEO. M. GREENE, Sec'y. 



Correction. 



Page 247 of the NEWS for November, 1919, strike out the tenth 

 line from the bottom : "hand side of the specimen has the wings nor- 

 mal male, and the right" 



