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Some Collecting Activities During the Summer of 1920. 



Dr. Henry Skinner and Mr. R. A. Leussler, of Omaha, Nebraska, col- 

 lected at Moab, Utah, and for shorter periods at Park City and Salt 

 Lake City, Utah, and Evanston and Laramie, Wyoming, in July and 

 early August. 



Messrs. Morgan Hebard, J. A. G. Rehn and Frank R. Mason collected 

 in the Santa Marta region of Colombia, South America, in July and 

 August. 



Mr. Charles Liebeck paid special attention to Donacia (Coleoptera) 

 in New Jersey. 



The Cornell University Entomological Expedition to South Amer- 

 ica of 1919-20, 



This expedition (on which a note appeared in the NEWS for May last, 

 pages 139-140) had, on June 17, reached Campamiento Colonia del 

 Pereni, Peru, and had been joined by Mr. Jesse Williamson. Mr. Harris 

 was recovering nicely from paratyphoid fever and about ready to sail for 

 New York. Drs. Bradley and Forbes and Mr. Williamson were actively 

 collecting. (From letters from Mr. Williamson.) 



Jesse Williamson arrived home August 24. On June 22 he was taken 

 ill with amoebic dysentery and was confined to his bed ten days. Drs. 

 Bradley and Forbes left the Colony of the Perene on July 3 and he ex- 

 pected to follow as soon as he was able to travel. But on July 5 he was 

 arrested as a Chilean spy and taken back to San Ramon, where he was 

 detained five days. Bradley and Forbes made a seven days' mule ride 

 to Bermudez on the Ucayali River and were to leave there July 17 for 

 Iquitos. After Jess was released, he was still so weak that he decided he 

 could not. overtake them, so he returned home by the west coast and Pan- 

 ama. Pe has entirely recovered. E. B. WILLIAMSON, Bluff ton, Indiana. 



Conference of Economic Entomologists. 



An informal conference and field meeting of eastern entomologists was 

 held in The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and at the Jap- 

 anese beetle laboratory at Riverton, New Jersey, on July 29 and 30, 1920. 

 Various introduced injurious insects were discussed, certain recommenda- 

 tions made and the establishment of an Eastern Branch of the American 

 Association of Economic Entomologists recommended. The proceedings 

 of the meeting are given in some detail in the Journal of Economic Ento- 

 mology for August, 1920. 



Reorganization of Division of Entomology at the University of 



California. 



A reorganization of the Division of Entomology at the University of 

 California has been announced, taking effect July I of this year. The 

 personnel of the Division consists of eight members and will hereafler he 



