Vol. XXl'x] ENTOMOLOGICAL NKYVS. I If) 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS as one of the species is found in the United 

 States. The author states that L. mactans is widely distributed over the 

 globe, being found in North and South America, Europe, Africa and 

 Oceania. Its habits, food and general zoological characters are con- 

 sidered. The effect of the poison and the differential diagnosis are 

 detailed. Three cases are described and the treatment given; they all 

 recovered. The other species. G. gasteracanthoides, is also fully de- 

 scribed and the death of a small child, nine days after having been 

 bitten, is mentioned. Five other patients were bitten, but all recovered. 

 The remedy advocated is a saturated solution of potassium perman- 

 ganate used externally. The author also used the drug internally in 

 solution in the strength of i to 4,000, HENRY SKINXKR. 



Doings of Societies. 



Feldman Collecting Social. 



Meeting of October 17, 1917. at the home of H. \Y. Wenzel, 561 | 

 Stewart Street, Philadelphia. Nine members present, President H. 

 A. Wenzel in the chair. 



Coleoptera Mr. Laurent exhibited a series of Papilio glaiicux 

 Linnaeus, collected at Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, showing great varia- 

 tion in maculation; also recorded the capture of a male PapUio 

 crcsphotitcs at Mt. Airy. August 24. and stated that this was the only 

 specimen he had ever seen in the vicinity of Philadelphia in the forty 

 years he had been collecting, but that occasional specimens had been 

 captured by other collectors in years past. Mr. Daecke recorded the 

 rearing of Pyrausta pcrtc.vtcills Led. from rolled up leaves of violet : 

 he stated that he had collected in the past summer a caterpillar of 

 Apatclodcs tnn-cfiicta S. & A. in its fifth stage, that is with yellow 

 hair: it pupated on account of lack of food without going through 

 the sixth larval statre which has gray hair; the ability of larvae to 

 omit instars was discussed. Mr. Daecke further recorded having 

 taken in a wheat-stubble field at Camp Hill. Pennsylvania. October 

 6th. a number of caterpillars of Friitnf>arcc quinquemaculata Haw. 

 in all stages on ground cherry; he pointed out that the younger speci- 

 mens on account of the advanced date could never reach maturity; 

 all the specimens of the last instar were almost black, but tbcv had the 

 usual lateral stripes. 



Coleoptera. Mr. Daecke recorded Cicindela scrfniffa/a form har- 

 i-isi from nil the hilly sections around Harrisburtr. Pennsylvania, the 

 captures dating from July 4 to Sept. 22. Air. H. \Y. \Yenzel exhibited 

 a cardboard box that had contained red pepper which was riddled by 

 Sitodrcpa panlcca : the inside of the box was lined with the empty 



