IQOl] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 127 



of the cotton protruded. Hunger had evidently caused them 

 to eat the cotton in comparatively large quantities which they 

 could not digest.* 



Mr. Fox read a note upon the generic name Moncdula which 

 had been used for a genus in Ornithology in 1762, and also in 

 Hymenoptera in 1802. As the name used in Ornithology has 

 priority a new one must be used in Hymenoptera, and Stictia 

 Illiger, proposed in 1807, was suggested. 



A discussion upon priority and pronunciation of scientific 

 names took place and Professor Smith mentioned three names 

 which in England would be pronounced the same way, but on 

 the continent would be given an entirely different pronunciation. 



Mr. Johnson spoke about the effect of pith upon insect pins. 

 He received a number of insects from Germany mounted upon 

 pith, and, in looking at the insects recently, found that that 

 part of the pin which had been in the pith was eaten away, 

 and the insects were lying at the bottom of the box. Professor 

 Smith said that if the pith was not perfectly dried it might 

 cause the damage spoken of. 



Dr. Skinner asked about the best method of mounting mos- 

 quitoes, and Mr. Johnson suggested using small pins or mount- 

 ing like Coleoptera. 



Mr. Boerner moved that a vote of thanks be extended to Dr. 

 Skinner for the able manner in which he entertained us at the 

 last meeting. 



\VlLLlAM R. REINICK, Secretary. 



A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held 

 February 28th, Dr. Philip P. Calvert, President, in the chair. 

 Thirteen persons were present. Mr. H. W. Wenzel exhibited 

 his fine collection of Lampyridn\ which contains nearly every 

 described North American species. Dr. Skinner exhibited 

 some agave pith from California, and said it was excellent for 

 lining store boxes and boxes for mailing insects. Mr. YVenzel 

 said an objection to its use for permanent collections was the 



* On further examination it seemed likely that the cotton h.ul 

 artificially introduced from the posterior part of the body. 



