266 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '06 



Mr. H. W. Wenzel exhibited a box of Coleoptera captured 

 April 18, 1906, by Elmer Wenzel at Swarthmore ; the follow- 

 ing four species were represented : Cychrus viduus and stenosto- 

 mns, Diccdus politus and ambiguus. ? 



Mr. Haimbach read an article from a local newspaper refer- 

 ring to the African sleeping sickness. Dr. Skinner remarked 

 that the Tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans, or other species of 

 Glossina are probably responsible for transmitting the said 

 disease. 



Mr. H. W. Wenzel said that he had observed larvae of 

 Xylota pigra actively feeding all winter under pine bark, also 

 the pupae were present, and on April 8th the fly made its ap- 

 pearance at Grenlock. 



FRANK HAIMBACH, Secretary. 



A meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social was held on 

 May 16, 1906, at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 S. 

 1 3th St., Philadelphia. President Daecke in the chair. Ten 

 members present, and Mr. Henry L,. Viereck, visitor. 



A letter from Professor Smith was read, in which he called 

 attention to the fact that the periodical Cicada is due this year 

 in the State of New Jersey, and asked Mr. Daecke to look out 

 same and bring same to attention of members and ask them to 

 collect and also try find its limitations. 



Mr. Harbeck exhibited a box of Diptera and Coleoptera ; of 

 the the latter, one was Corymbites hamatus, taken at German- 

 town, Philadelphia, May 12, 1906 ; another was Limonius 

 stigma, taken at Germantown, Philadelphia, April 13, 1906. 



Mr. Viereck spoke about the bees which occur around Devon, 

 and said there were probably 260 species to be found there. 

 He did not find any nests, but four species of Andrcna were 

 taken along the roads sunning themselves. Mr. Viereck stated 

 that in a letter from Dr. McCook the latter wrote that he had 

 located no less than two hundred bee burrows in a lot about 

 forty feet square. Nests of Collctcs inccqualis were found in 

 the earth about 12 inches deep, and of them Mr. Viereck 

 stated that he had made successfully casts of plaster of paris. 



