ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 1()7 



tera. Transaction*, Entomological Society London, 'its. pt. v. Pro- 

 ceedings. Feb. li. 'its. Tut t, J . W. The L isiocampids. tig.. 

 Proceedings South London Entomological ami Natural History 

 Society, ''.is. pt. 1. 



Hymenoptera. A s h m e ad, AV . 11 . Four nev; specie^ belong- 

 ing to the genus ri<-,,n<-iihtx Fox,* 5. li u 1 in a n . (i . AV . Bees 

 and the origin of flowers. 6! P c r k i n s. I!. (', L See Arach- 

 nid _Y o u n g . C . Descriptions of sawny '.arva'. 4. 



DOINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



A regular ineetinii of Hie (.'hicayo Entomological Society \va- 

 hcld on Thursday. Fc'liruary It-. IS!)',), at tlie ( rerar Library. >.'cni- 

 bers present. ]2: visitors, i;. Prof. James (i. Needbain, of Lake 

 Forest I" Diversity, gave a very interesting talk on the Odoiiata, 

 their habits and the bc-l method of obtaining speriniens for study. 



The Society now has over twenty members and more are confi- 

 dently expected. < und (juarters and access to a well stocked library 

 have placed it on a tirui footing, and it is contemplated to issue a 

 volume of proceeding* in the near future. 



A . K AVI AT. Sec. 



At the February meeting of the Feldnmi Collecting Sochi, held 

 at the residence of Mr H. W. Weuzel. 1.VJ:! South 13th street, i\ 

 persons were present. 



Mr. Boerner recorded the cap tu re of Bar in tm <//bt ! xc<'tixiii \Vostvilk-, 

 X. J., July 24th. It was not before recorded from so far North. 



Mr H AVenzel reported tint he had identified specimens t iken 

 by Mr. Boeruer at Brigantine Bench. N. J , as I'/ihi'n/i/tnt/i'x 

 *l>m1f.i\ an introduced >pei'ies. 



Mr. Bosruer stated the specimeas in quostion had been taken on 

 limber washed up on the beach. 



Mr. II. AVen/el al-.> i < -orded. f he cap lure of no less i Inn inn ^peciex 

 of Coleoptera trom a bag ot nnlerial gatheied for sifting, on .Ian 

 uaryJStli at \Vcstvilk-, N. J. The bag held about one-half bushel of 

 debris. Eight specie- of S -ydm ie:nd ie were taken, and a specimen 

 of ('(jiniti'dclu'liit crihrffiillis, a -out hern -pecies. Also a specimen 

 O? OllSthopUS inn-dn^ and six sjMvie- of J'/'i //////'.-'. 



Mr. Boerner referred to a former communication on the hiber- 

 nation of Conotrachelus fissunguis, and slated be had taken a speci- 

 men hibernating on January 2'M. \V J. Fox, Secretary. 



