Dec., '05] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 34! 



delphia, May 2gth to June iith, and two undescribed species, 

 one from this city and the other from Anglesea, N. J. 



Mr. Huntington reported capture of Dipalta serpcntina taken 

 at L/ehigh Gap, July i4th. 



Mr. Harbeck reported four species of Chrysops new to New 

 Jersey list, c/irsini and mitis taken at Jamesburg on July 4th, 

 sequax taken at Clemeuton and Ashland, and brimlcyi taken at 

 Clementon, May 3oth, also Ta banns astittus Jamesburg, July 

 4th, which is the second specimen taken in New Jersey. 



Dr. Skinner spoke of collecting insects after a hail storm and 

 thought the collecting for Coleoptera on the ground might be 

 good at such times. 



FRANK HAIMBACH, Secretary. 



A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held 

 October 26th, Dr. P. P. Calvert, president, in the chair. 

 Thirteen persons present. 



Mr. E. Daecke said the normal eye maculation of C/irvsops, 

 consists of a band, the occipital border, then an arrow-head 

 mark with a linear shaft, and three variable spots in front. 

 The modification of the normal in different species was illus- 

 trated by sketches and the useful characters indicated. The 

 eyes of the sexes were found invariably different in the species 

 studied. 



Mr. Matthews exhibited some rare and beautiful beetles from 

 Japan and Brazil, in Riker mounts. 



Mr. Rehn said he was working on the South Amercan Tryx- 

 aline genus Orphuclla. He had one hundrd and fifty speci- 

 mens for study, but failed to recognize more than one, or at 

 best two, species from this material. 



Dr. Skinner exhibited some new and rare beetles from 

 Arizona. 



Mr. Matthews reported finding many 'l\'nodi nr x/^v/.s/.v on 



thorn (Crataegus) which they appeared to select. Dr. Cal- 

 vert exhibited the Simplex net, which occupies a small space 

 and is reasonable in price. It is made at Lake Forest, Illinois. 

 Mr. Haimbnch reported experimenting with the rapid drying 

 of lepidoptera on the setting boards by placing them in an 



