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exhibited mounts designed for that purpose. The insects were sus- 

 pended by steel wires, in a cardboard box, with glass above and below. 

 This method shows large exotic species in an admirable manner. 

 Mr. Laurent exhibited twenty-one specimens of Cicindela unipunctata, 

 taken in two days by Mr. W. C. Thompson, at Seaville, New Jersey. 

 HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. 



Feldman Collecting Social. 



Meeting of June 16, 1915, held at the home of Frank Haimbach, 

 8406 Ridge Avenue, Roxborough, Philadelphia. Fifteen members and 

 two visitors were present. President Wenzel in the chair. 



General.- Mr. Hornig said he had taken a trip to Alloway, New 

 Jersey, on May 30, expecting to get many things in this good collect- 

 ing spot, as it was such a fine day, but had collected only 33 speci- 

 mens ; these were exhibited. Dr. Castle said he had had a delightful 

 time on his recent Florida trip, but as there had been cold weather, 

 frost and then rain before he reached there, collecting was poor. 



Coleoptera. Dr. Skinner said he had never noticed before that the 

 Rose Chafer Macrodactyhts subspinosus Fabr. was injurious to any- 

 thing but roses. At his place in Narberth they have done tremendous 

 amount of damage to his cherry trees, not only eating the leaves but 

 the fruit as well; had counted 15 on two cherries. Mr. Kaeber said he 

 had cut from a tree (apparently dead for several years) at Upper 

 Darby, Pennsylvania, May 23, a fresh pair of Leptura mutabilis Newm. 

 which is rare about here. Also found infested sumac at same place, 

 which had been burned over last fall. Took some of the twigs home 

 and on May 27 a specimen of Liopus fascicularis Harr. emerged, and 

 they are still emerging. He has reared same species from oak twig 

 taken at Woodbury, New Jersey, June i, 1906. Mr. H. A. Wenzel 

 exhibited Polygraphus rufipcnnis Kirby and Hypophloeus tennis LeC. 

 from Cobb's Creek, Pennsylvania, June 6, collected in white pine, and 

 stated he had found both species under the same conditions at Pocono 

 Mountains, Pennsylvania, August 10. 



Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Mr. Daecke stated that while at 

 Wildwood Park, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June 12, he had found 

 a last season's cattail, which he had taken home and from which bred 

 Dicymolo'mia julianalis Wlk. and Ypsolophus bipunctellus Wlsm. and a 

 Hymenopterous parasite. Also showed a piece of mottled brown pine 

 bark from stump at Inglenook, Pennsylvania, on which he had found 

 a specimen of Phaeocyma sp., of practically the same color, an ex- 

 rmple of protective mimicry. While the army worm was so abundant 

 last year, now its parasite, Enicospilus purgatus Say, is very numer- 

 ous ; they fly in clouds from the grass. Mr. Haimbach exhibited his 

 collection of N. A. Crambinae, comprising 15 genera, 84 species and 

 556 specimens. Adjourned to the annex. GEO. M. GREENE, Secretary. 



