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son, Jr., in which the collection of the American Entomolog- 

 ical Society was lately moved. 



Mr. Wenzel, Sr., exhibited two boxes of Coleoptera con- 

 taining Pachybrachys, Bruchids, Buprestids, Clerids and 

 Carabids collected by Mr. Wenzel, Jr., in Southwest Texas, 

 and said they contained many which were new. He had got- 

 ten the first named genus in readiness for Prof. Fall, who is 

 to monograph this group. 



Mr. Daecke exhibited galls of Eurosta elsa Daecke (Dip.), 

 and said they were almost the same as . comma Wiecl., but 

 they were found on the roots of a different species of golden 

 rod. He also exhibited the Diptera recorded at the last meet- 

 ing and three specimens of Polyplcnnis perforatus Germ. 

 (Col.) from Manumuskin, N. J., April 24, 1900, Linglestown, 

 Pa., November 30, 1908, and Rockville, Pa., March 27, 1910, 

 all having been compared with the Horn collection, and found 

 to be determined correctly. The first was the only one 

 collected by himself, and was exhibited to refute the state- 

 ment on p. 358 of the 1910 New Jersey List: "It may be 

 that this record really refers to the preceding" (geuiinatus 

 Sol.) 



Mr. C. T. Greene exhibited Rhamphomyia gracilis Loew 

 (Dip.), Pocono Lake, Pa., July 12, 1911, collected by himself. 



Mjr. Harbeck exhibited a Tabanus of which he had caught 

 several at shore in company with lineola Fabr., costalis Wied. 

 and nigrovittatus Macq., and which is most likely a new 

 species. This one was taken at Manumuskin, N. J., July 4, 

 1909, and he said that by sweeping the net about the head 

 hundreds of specimens of the other species could be taken. 

 Mr. Daecke said by glancing at Tabanus, one of the most inter- 

 esting characters would not be noted, that is the maculations 

 of the eyes this one has three fine green stripes. 



Prof. Calvert in continuation of his communication of last 

 meeting on the 1 7-year Cicada said that where the twigs were 

 found no chimneys were to be seen. This was June 19th. 

 Females were more abundant than the males. Two females 

 were particularly mentioned as displaying extreme vitality. 



