i88 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '15 



Rohwer, S. A. Synopsis of the species of sawflies belonging to 

 the genus Dimorphopteryx [3 new], 50, xlviii, 445-8. Schrottky, C. 

 Beschreibung einer neuen Crabronide aus Paraguay; Einige 

 neue bienen aus Sud-Amerika, 45, 1914, 624-5; 625-30. 



Doings of Societies. 



FELDMAN COLLECTING SOCIAL. 



Meeting of November i8th, 1914, at the home of H. W. 

 Wenzel, 5614 Stewart St., Philadelphia. Eleven members 

 were present. Pres. H. A. Wenzel in the chair. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Daecke exhibited ten specimens of 

 Erannis tiliaria Harr. from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Octo- 

 ber 23, 24 and 26, 1914, showing great individual variation. 

 Stated that in the minutes printed in ENT. NEWS xxv, p. 431, 

 1914. "Force Mt." should be "Fourth Mt." 



Coleoptera. Mr. H. W. Wenzel exhibited specimens of 

 Ambrosia Beetles, Xyleborns celsus Eich. from Upper Darby, 

 Pa., October 24, 1914. Said they were deep boring Scolytids 

 and very hard to get, the specimens shown having been 

 chopped from dead hickory six or seven inches below the sur- 

 face of the wood by H. A. Wenzel and Mr. Kaeber. 



Diptera. Mr. Harbeck exhibited a pair each of the four 

 species of Proctacanthus recorded from New Jersey, viz. : 

 philadelp'hicus Macq., nigriventris Macq., brevipennis Wied. 

 and rufus Will, and called attention to the difference between 

 philadelphicus and nigriventris which were confused in col- 

 lections under the name of the former until Prof. Hine 

 separated them after examining New Jersey specimens sent 

 him by Mr. Harbeck. 



Adjourned to the annex. 



Meeting of December i6th, 1914, at the same place. Elev- 

 en members were present ; Pres. H. A. Wenzel in the chair. 



Dr. Skinner stated that during the recent storms the ice 

 was an inch thick on the trees about his home in Ardmore, 

 many limbs being broken off by its weight which he thinks 

 will have great effect on insect life. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Daecke exhibited the workings of the 



