46 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan., '17 



tory. Several particularly interesting ranges of mountains in southern 

 Arizona were visited and examined for general entomological material, 

 but particularly for certain Lepidoptera and Orthoptera. The results 

 were quite satisfactory and much information and evidence relative 

 to the distribution and occurrence of insects were secured. The re- 

 marks were illustrated by a map of the region visited. 



These remarks led to a discussion on night collecting with light, and 

 Dr. Skinner mentioned collecting Sphingidae in Cuba late at night or 

 early in the morning when the insects became chilled and in this con- 

 dition on walls, etc., could be easily bottled, and thus perfect speci- 

 mens secured. 



Orthoptera. Mr. Laurent exhibited nymphs, adults and egg- 

 masses of Paratenodcra sincnsis, and read a paper by Prof. W. Loch- 

 head in the Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario for 1914, 

 page 64, speaking of the writings of Jean Henri Fabre, from which he 

 quotes statements regarding the Praying Mantis (probably Mantis re- 

 ligiosa). Paratcnodera sincnsis female, as observed around Philadel- 

 phia, does not differ from what Fabre states for Mantis rcligiosa. On 

 September 2oth Mr. Laurent placed a female in a large cage along 

 with three males. Within five minutes a male copulated with the fe- 

 male, and before the day was over the "husband" paid for his rashness 

 with his life. The female ate the entire insect excepting the two hind 

 legs and wings. From the 20th of September until the I4th of Octo- 

 ber she devoured six husbands when she died without laying eggs. 

 Although there were at all times from three to six males in the cage, 

 yet the female only molested those that copulated with her. In the 

 vicinity of Philadelphia the eggs of sincnsis hatch about the middle of 

 May. By the end of August the majority of the insects are fully de- 

 veloped, and from then on to about the 2Oth of October mature speci- 

 mens can be captured. These remarks were followed by discussion by 

 Messrs. Wenzel, Hornig, Skinner and Ilg. 



Coleoptera. Mr. Wenzel exhibited a specimen of typical 

 Mci/ctra z'ittata and a very large specimen supposedly of this species 

 lately received from the Hueco Mountains, New Mexico, northeast of 

 El Paso. ROSWELL C. WILLIAMS, JR., Recording Secretary. 



Newark Entomological Society. 



Meeting of November 12, 1916, held in the Newark (New Jersey) 

 Public Library. Pres. Buchholz in the chair and twelve members pres- 

 ent. Mr. A. Goerner of Jersey City was elected a member. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Rummel exhibited Apatura ccltis from Ha- 

 gerstown, Maryland, VI-29 and Apatnra clyton from Arlington, New 

 Jersey, VIII-4, and spoke of his experience with and of the secretive 

 habits of the adults of the latter species. He also mentioned finding 



