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Mantis religiosa into Pennsylvania and New York respectively. 

 He had found egg-masses of sincnsis in great abundance at Mt. 

 Airy, Philadelphia, this fall. Photographs and specimens of the 

 egg-masses were shown. Mr. Johnson said he was sorry to suy 

 a manuscript name in the New Jersey list of insects had caused 

 some trouble. He had placed the manuscript name Pipunculus 

 hoitghi in the list ; but recently Dr. Kertzs had applied the 

 same name to the P. lateralis Walker, not of Macquart , 

 another name will therefore have to be given to the New 

 Jersey species. HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. 



The special meeting of the Newark Entomological Society, 

 held at the residence of President Buchholz, February ^rcl, was 

 a very successful and enjoyable affair. Mr. Buchholz displayed 

 his collection of L/epidoptera, which includes North American 

 species throughout the order. The host provided a substantial 

 supper, at which those present discussed topics of entomologi- 

 cal and general interest for several hours before adjourning. 



vS. T. KKMP, Secretary. 



A regular meeting of the Newark Entomological Society wa.s 

 held at Turn Hall Sunday, February loth, President Buchholz 

 presiding. Thirteen members were present. Visitors, Messrs. 

 C. Rummel and J. Hermann. Mr. Bischoff displayed his ex- 

 tensive collection of Cicindelidae, also some Carabidse, mostly 

 of the genus Cychrus. Mr. Kircher exhibited, preserved in 

 alcohol, some coleopterous larvae and imagoes, taken out of 

 cigars in which they were breeding. They appeared to be 

 Lasiodenna serricornc. The same gentleman also showed some 

 odd forms of several species of L,epidoptera, the most striking 

 of which was an aberration of Argynnis cybcle, caught some 

 years ago in the vicinity of New York/ It has a black suffu- 

 sion covering a large portion of both fore and hind wings. 



Messrs. Holterman and Broadwell each exhibited an interest- 

 ing collection of Lepidoptera. A proposition to move the head- 

 quarters of the Society was rejected by a large- majority. 



Mr. Charles Rummel, of Elizabeth, N. J., was unanimously 

 elected a member of the Society. 



S. T. KIOIP, Secretar. 



