286 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, 'l6 



Doings of Societies. 



Feldman Collecting Social. 



Meeting of February 16, 1916, at the home of H. W. Wenzel, 5614 

 Stewart St., Philadelphia. Eleven members present ; Pres. H. A. 

 Wenzel in the chair. 



The President read his annual address, which had been held over 

 from the last meeting. 



Coleoptera. Mr. Kaeber exhibited four specimens of a rare 

 Nitidulid, Psilopyga histrina LeC., which he had found at Narberth, 

 Pennsylvania, IX-6-'i5 in decayed fungus, Mutinus caninus Huds. Mr. 

 Greene said he had found specimens at the same time and place. The 

 latter exhibited a specimen of Plagiodera versicolor Laich. which he had 

 collected at Normandie Park Inn, Clifton, Passaic County, New Jer- 

 sey, IX-ip-'iS; willow is very common on this property. This is re- 

 corded from Bulls Head, Staten Island, New York, by Schaeffer, J. N. 

 Y. Ent. Soc., xxiii, p. 236, 1915. 



Hymenoptera. Mr. Daecke said he knew this was a peculiar 

 season but he was surprised to see on January 3Oth about a half dozen 

 honey bees on flowers at a stand in Harrisburg. 



Lepidoptera and Diptera. The same speaker stated that he had 

 found larvae of Bcpantheria deflorata Fabr. at Rockville, Pennsyl- 

 vania, X-i9-'i5, which immediately pupated. From these two parasitic 

 Diptera emerged, XII-9-'i5, Blepharopeza adusta Loew. These were 

 exhibited. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Geo. M. Greene read an article from Popular 

 Science Monthly in which it told how the Sioux Indians used the larva 

 of a butterfly to bore the pith from ash twigs so they could be used 

 for pipe stems. 



Homoptera. Mr. Hornig said he had found eggs of the Seven- 

 teen Year Cicada in 1912 and they are still alive. 



Adjourned to the annex. 



Meeting of March isth, 1916, held this evening at the same place; 

 eight members were present. Pres". H. A. Wenzel in the chair. 



Coleoptera. Dr. Castle exhibited two specimens of DnrcaschcHua ol- 

 tcrnatum Say, which he collected at Enterprise, Florida, May 24. Gen- 

 eral discussion followed. Adjourned to the annex. GEO. M. GREENE, 

 Secretary. 



Chicago Entomological Club. 



Meeting of February 20, 1916, at home of Mr. Henry Ramstadt. 

 Eleven members present. 



Coleopterists discussed the Bruchidae and compared specimens. 

 Lepidopterists: Mr. Kwiat read an article on "Collecting Papai- 



