Vol. xxix] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 



At this time there appeared what the natives called a "plague of but- 

 terflies," about half being white and half the melanic form. Mr. 

 Baylis exhibited a method of spreading Lepidoptera in which glass 

 slips were used in place of card to keep the wings in place while 

 drying. E. T. CRESSON, JR., Recorder. 



Meeting of January 24, 1918, with Director Philip Laurent presid- 

 ing, nine persons present. 



Dr. Hecquaert gave an interesting account of the J. C. P.radley Scien- 

 tific automobile trip across the United States. He mentioned collecting 

 some Nemistrinidae in Texas, and of collecting a species of Apidat? 

 at light. 



Orthoptera. Mr. Rehn made a few remarks on the Acridid sub- 

 family Eumastacinae, illustrating the same with the series from the 

 Academy collection and also representatives from the extensive North 

 American series now being studied. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Williams gave an interesting communication on 

 his studies on the genitalia of Lycaeninae, illustrated by projections 

 of the original micro-mounts of the dissections on the screen. E. T. 

 CRESSON, JR., Recorder. 



Feldman Collecting Social. 



Meeting of January i6th, 1918, at the home of H. W. Wenzel, 561.1 

 Stewart St., Philadelphia ; nine members were present. Pres. H. A. 

 Wenzel in the chair. 



The following officers were elected to serve for the year 1918 : Pres- 

 ident. H. W. Wenzel; Vice President. Wm. S. Huntington ; Treas- 

 urer. H. W. Wenzel; Secretary. Oeo. M. Greene; Ass't Secretary, }.. 

 W. Green. 



Coleoptera. Mr. J. W. Green stated that he had taken the genitalia 

 from all his specimens named from external characters as L.ifjyrus 

 gibbosus DeG. Those from the females were useless for identifica- 

 tion, being mostly membranous, but in the males they all agreed ex- 

 cept one from Florida, which is most likely neglectus LeC. Mr. Daecke 

 exhibited a specimen of Adcloccra brevicornis LeC., collected by J. N. 

 Knull at Charteroak, Pennsylvania, vi-2i-ij. 



Meeting of February 20th. 1918, at the same place; eleven members 

 present, Mr. T. L. King, of Harrisburg, visitor. Pres. H. W. Wenzel 

 in the chair. 



Prof. Sanders gave an interesting review of his official duties and 

 staff in a general way. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. King remarked on the Angonmois Grain Moth, 

 Sitotroga ccrcalclla Oliv., which causes the State of Pennsylvania an 



