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Rhoditcs rosirfo/iu", Ckl. (the- flies liave since emerged), all fnun Mr. 

 kerell. West Cliff, Colorado. J'hnpla ^rupholil/nr Cress., presented 

 by Dr. John Hamilton. 



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ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY <>F WASHINGTON. March 6, 1890. Mr. 

 Schwarx exhibited and remarked upon the following Species of Coleop- 



tera, \vhich are new to the fauna of North America: Ln(hridins i Conino- 

 inns) nodifcr Westwood; Actinopteryx fucicola Allibert; Arrhipis Lancri 

 Guerin and I'rohafins itmhmtilis Duval. He also showed specimens of 

 TcHiHochilii Hiibbardi Leveillee, and Tt'irlriosonui Jforf/ii Lewis, re- 

 cently described in European journals from the semi-tropical region of 

 Florida. He finally drew attention to Dr. Horn's recent Revision of the 

 North American species of Ochthchius, and spoke of the -, . .graphical 

 distribution of these aquatic beetles. Discussion followed by various 

 members. 



The Secretary presented a note on a 1 >ipterous larva infesting the seeds 

 of Xanthium. He had found that these larva- at Manhattan. Kansas and 

 during the past winter in the District. Drawings were exhibited illustra- 

 ting the larva and the nature of its work. 



'The Secretary also presented a short note on the food-habits of Psi/op- 

 tcra drnininondi. 



These notes were discussed by Schwar/, Towns-nil and Howard. 



Mr. Townsend read a paper entitled, " Notes on Acridiida- in Michigan." 

 which related more particularly to dates of appearance and habits. 



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