Vol. XXVl] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 335 



American Entomological Society. 



Meeting of April 22, 1915. In the absence of the President, Mr. 

 Philip Laurent was called on to preside. Eight persons present. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Daecke exhibited Phalonia schwarziana Busck, 

 Wildcat Falls, Pennsylvania, VI, 6, 14, and Salebria intermedialis Walk., 

 Riverview, Pennsylvania, VI, 23, 14. Mr. Williams exhibited the geni- 

 talia of Anosia bcrenicc and plcxippus, also the retractile tufts from 

 the end of the abdomen; the tufts of bcrenicc are much the larger. 

 Pie also exhibited the "Butterfly Babies Book," which represents well 

 known species of butterflies in an interesting way for children. 



Odonata. Mr. Daecke said he had observed a dragonfly, 

 Hagcnins brevistylus, carrying a female Papillo turnus and chewing it. 

 HENRY SKINNER, Secretary. 



Los Angeles Entomological Club. 



The Los Angeles Entomological Club will meet on the first Thurs- 

 day evening of every month, during 1915, in the Music Room of the 

 Los Angeles Public Library, 9th floor of the Metropolitan Building, 

 Los Angeles, California. All entomologists are welcome. 



Meeting of Jan. 7, 1915. Seven persons present. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. H. Newcomb exhibited some of his butterfly 

 jewelry, which consists of L. cxilis with part of a Morpho as back- 

 ground, mounted in gold and rock crystal. Mr. F. Grinnell, Jr., ex- 

 hibited a collection of Lepidoptera, which he took in the high Sierras. 



Meeting of February 4, 1915. Five persons present. 



Hymenoptera. Mr. Lonzo Smith spoke about his experiments 

 with cross-breeding of the Italian and Black bees, witli reference to 

 increase in length of tongue. 



Meeting of Mar. 4, 1915. Thirteen persons present. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Haskin read a paper for publication in the 

 "News" treating of Lycacna piasus, and L. sn</itti</cm. Mr. Keil ex- 

 hibited an interesting aberration of I'ancssa antioptt, in which three 

 wings were normal, while the left secondary had a very wide yellow 

 marginal band and was without the blue markings. V. Duran exhibited 

 a collection of butterflies from Argentina and pointed out the similarity 

 of the Argentine Lepidopterous fauna to that of the Southern United 

 States. Of the twenty-three species received, ten are found in this 

 country; they are: P. wonustc, C. eubtilc, J. lai'inia, P. caryc, /,. curl- 

 nenta, C. lacinia form saundcrsii, C. ccneus, T. si mac this, P. phylacus 

 and C. ethlius. 



