248 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '05 



Mr. Seiss stated that Eros aurora, which he reported in the 

 previous meeting as occuring on April 2nd, at Island Heights, 

 N. J., has been found at the same place up to May 6th, on 

 which day six specimens were taken. On April 22nd and 

 24th they were very abundant, hundreds of specimens being 

 found by lifting boards around a well. 



Dr. Skinner spoke of trip in company with Mr. Daecke, Mr. 

 Wenzel and Mr. Wenzel, Jr., to lona, N. J., on April 3oth, 

 when he took a specimen of Pyrgus centaiirca', which has 

 heretofore not been found south of Orange Mountains ; there 

 was also a specimen taken of Basiaeschna Janata, which is 

 rare. Mr. Wenzel said that since the last meeting, in com- 

 pany with his son, a number of interesting species of Sco- 

 lytidse had been taken. At lona, N. J., Xyloterus scabricollis 

 was taken from galleries in white pine ; very little of the 

 habits of this species is known ; the galleries are made in the 

 sap wood, and are T-shaped, the larvae are raised in separate 

 wood cells or cradles at the end of each lateral gallery, the 

 ambrosia stain extending far above and below the broad galle- 

 ries. In the same tree Gnathotrichus materiarius was also 

 found. At Five Mile Beach Monarthrum mail was taken from 

 galleries in oak, Xyleborus xylographus was taken in the ex- 

 posed roots of maple, the leaf shaped brood galleries being 

 filled with the insects in all stages. The speaker exhibited 

 the work of this species, which he said is different from all 

 previously found. The speaker also made some remarks on 

 Hylastes porculus, recorded as rare, in bark at base of pine. 

 The speaker had found it in numbers in the roots from two to 

 three feet from tree, and six to ten inches under ground. 



Dr. Skinner reported that he had bred in some numbers the 

 beautiful little moth Coptodisca splendoriferella from cocoons 

 found at Media, Pa. 



Mr. Haimbach reported the capture of seventeen species of 

 Tortricids near Manayunk, Pa., on May i2th to i4th inclusive. 

 Mr. Daecke exhibited specimens taken at Bamber, N. J., on 

 May 1 3th and i4th, of particular mention being Helluomorpha 

 nigripennis and Cicindela vars. modcsta and rugifrons. 



FRANK HAIMBACH, Secretary. 



