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I would he glad if yon would correct the wrong impression to which 

 this has given rise as, while we are pleased to arrange exchanges with 

 other entomological journals, we are not looking for membership 

 outside the province. The information regarding membership in the 

 society contained in the circular referred to, applies only to residents 

 of Novia Scotia. W. H. BRITTAIN, Secretary. 



Feldman Collecting Social. 



Meeting of April 18, 1917, at the home of H. W. Wenzel, 5614 

 Stewart Street, Philadelphia; ten members present. President Wen/.el 

 in the chair. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Laurent said that on his recent trip to Florida. 

 Lepidoptera were abundant but difficult to catch, owing to the absence 

 of flowers: the only species he captured worthy of mention was 

 I.iincnitis Ursula Gdt., taken in Levy County, which he has taken 

 before, but not in Florida. 



Coleoptera. The same speaker said he had tried traps, but some 

 animals either licked the molasses out of the jars or dug them com- 

 pletely out of the ground. Mr. H. W. Wen/.el said he always thought 

 that Dvnastes tityus Linn, was found around the roots of trees, but 

 a lady in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where he had just come 

 from, had seen them eating apples and had sent for Mr. Manee, who 

 collected over two hundred and had collected over five hundred on 

 the only ash tree in that part; they fly to the branches, scratch the 

 bark and apparently suck the sap. Mr. G. M. Greene said on his first 

 day in Virginia this year, April isth, he had collected on Miner's Hill, 

 back of East Falls Church, fourteen specimens of Pytho plaints Oliv., 

 (amcricanus Kirby) under pine bark; at the same place, April i/th, 

 he had collected in the wagon ruts three specimens of Tricrania 

 sanguinipcnnis Say. G. M. GREENE, Secretary. 



Meeting of May 16, 1917, at the same place, seven members present, 

 President Wenzel in the chair. 



Lepidoptera.- Mr. Daecke stated that he took a female specimen of 

 Danais archippus Fabr. at Rockville, Pennsylvania, April 29, 1017; 

 he said that while it is well known that females of this species return 

 in the spring from the South, the date, April 29th, is remarkably early, 

 and it would seem that this specimen hibernated in the North; he 

 also exhibited a specimen of Bomolocha tarcuta Grt., taken at Rock- 

 ville, April 29, 1917, and a specimen of Placjodis altruaria Pears., 

 collected by Prof. Sanders at Dauphin. Pennsylvania, April 27, 1917. 



Coleoptera. Mr. H. W. Wenzel said he had taken the usual spring 

 Buprestids on several trips to Malaga, New Jersey, April 22d and 29th 

 and May 7th; species taken included Clnilcophara libcna Germ., Diccrca 



