Dec., '06] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 403 



Doings of Societies. 



At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held Sep- 

 tember 19, 1906, eight members were present and Mr. Harry 

 Kaeber visitor. President Daecke in the chair. 



Mr. Wenzel stated that he had received a postal card from 

 Professor Smith from Brussels wishing to be remembered to 

 the boys. 



Mr. Harbeck spoke of Tenodera sinensis having been raised 

 at L/ogan. Mr. Schmitz remarked that he also raised the said 

 species at West Philadelphia, and that he saw imagos in his 

 yard up to about September ist. 



The insects exhibited by Mr. Schmitz at the last meeting 

 were identified as Aleurodes vaporariorum Westwood. They 

 were found on scarlet sage, of which they had entirely denuded 

 the foliage. 



Mr. Wenzel exhibited work in white pine of Tomicus pini 

 and Pityophthorus sparsus, collected by H. Wenzel, Jr., at 

 Pocono Mountain. 



Mr. Harbeck reported that the collecting season was very 

 promising up to July i5th, since which time it has been poor. 



Mr. Daecke exhibited a specimen of Evetria comstockiana 

 which he bred from a pine rosin tube. He also exhibited a 

 specimen of a Pimpla {Calliephialtes} n. sp., bred from a 

 similar rosin tube which is evidently parasitic upon Evetria 

 comstockiana. 



Mr. Daecke exhibited specimens of Rhicnoessa albula taken 

 at Stone Harbor, N. J. ; one specimen was mounted on white 

 ocean sand, from which it was difficult to distinguish with the 



naked eye. 



FRANK HAIMBACH, Secretary. 



At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held 

 October 17, 1906, at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 

 South 1 3th Street, Philadelphia, there were eight members 

 present. President Daecke in the chair. 



Mr. Haimbach read an extract from a letter received by him 

 from Miss Annette F. Braun, of Cincinnati, Ohio, referring to 

 her observations of the Life History of Tenodera sinensis. 



