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aid of drawings on the blackboard. Mr. Liebeck reported the capture 

 of Onthophagus niichicornis by Mr. Sheriff at Boston. Mr. Wenzel said 

 he had found Phytonomus punctatus in abundance in West Philadelphia 

 three years 'ago. He also mentioned having found O. nuchiconiis in 

 carrion. Mr. Wenzel presented four photographs to the Society, among 

 them was of his grandfather, Henry Feldman, a well-known Philadelphia 

 entomologist of the older generation. The nourishing Feldman Collect- 

 ing Club was named after him. Mr. P. P. Calvert was unanimously elected 

 a member of the Section. 



DECEMBER 12, 1892. 



The annual and business meeting was held this evening, Mr. Ridings 

 presiding, owing to the absence of Dr. Horn, Director, on account of 

 illness. Members present: Liebeck, G. B. Cresson, E. T. Cresson, John" 

 son, Welles, Calvert, Ridings, Skinner and Martindale. Associates : 

 Fox, Westcott. Mr. G. C. Davis, of Agricultural College of Michigan, 

 visitor. The following were presented to the cabinet: specimens of 

 Cryptocephalus badius by Mr. H. W. Wenzel, and one male Goiuphns 

 intricatus'by Mr. C. H. Tyler Townsend. At the election the following 

 were elected officers for the ensuing year: 



Director, GEO. H. HORN. 



Vice-Director, I. C. MARTINDALE. 

 Recorder, HENRY SKINNER. 



Conservator, HENRY SKINNER. 



Publication Committee, }. H. RIDINGS, P. LAURENT. 



The following papers were read and accepted by the Committee for 

 publication in ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS : 



SOME NEW AND LITTLE-KNOWN AFRICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



By W. J. HOLLAND, Ph.D., Pittsburgh. 



TINGRA Boisd. 



i. T. glagoessa sp. nov. (^.Allied to T. abraxas\\ T est\\. and T. tnacn- 

 Jata Smith and Kirby, from which it may readily be distinguished by the 

 fact that it has no black marks whatever upon the outer margin of the 

 wings. It is uniformly pure white, except at the base of the primaries 

 upon the upperside, which are slightly tinged with yellow. The only 

 black marking is a small round spot at the end of the cell upon the pri- 

 maries and secondaries. Expanse 35 mm. 



Hab. Talaguga, Upper Valley of the Ogove. 



