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to numbers is not as great a has often been supposed by writers 

 Knowledge of the life history of the species will no doubt show 

 that the sexes are nearly equally proportioned as to numbers. 



Mr. Seiss stated that out of 30 specimeus of Cryptus niinciirs 

 reared there were 28 females and in another series of 30 reared two 

 days later, only tour were females- 



Dr. Skinner remarked that ou April 30th, near Westville, N. H. 

 heobservedadngoii fly chisiu^aspeninaa of Atithocharis yentitia. 

 The dragon-fly kept along a road running through the woods where 

 insects were easily seen, which act was probably au indication of 

 intelligence on the part of the dragon-fly. A specimen ot butterfly 

 which hai been droppaA by the odcuiat had the wings and thor.ix > 

 intact but the soft body parts had been devoured. 



Mf. Johnson exhibited Psychoda tilossoni, superba, alternatu 

 and murriiualis. The latter was described from New York State 

 and he had recently found abundantly near Rlverton, N. J. Also 

 specimens of Stictocephala ran which he had found commonly in 

 the larval state under b:trk, near Overbrook, Pa. He also recorded 

 the capture by C. Greene, nejr Darby, Pa., on May 7, of Braclii/- 

 opa vacua. It had not before been recorded from so far south 



Mr. Johnson recorded the occurrence of Atithocharis yenutio, 

 April 23 and April 30 at Riverton, N. J. On former date two 

 males were taken and on April 30 four females, three males 



Dr. Skinner reported the capture of the same species at Clemen- 

 ton, May 7 and at Westville on April 16, 23 and 30. 



Mr. H. Wenzel stated that in the old list of insects of New Jersey 

 there were thirteen species of Pselaphidw mentioLed. I n the forth" 

 coming list the number will be increased to 32 species as far as his 

 own collection is concerned These were all taken between January 

 28 and April 14. The late fall and winter niDuths seem to be 

 the bast time for collecting these insects by means of sieving. He 

 had taken several specimens of Psehiphus fust if er and six speci- 

 mens of Bf then us tychoides. both of which had been described from 

 unique specimens. Pselaphus fust if er had been referred by Breu- 

 del as a synonym of P. /ongiclaftu* with which conclusion the 

 speaker did not concur. He also recorded the capture of a specimen 

 of Cychrii* elevatus&t Auglesei, N. J., on May 7. 



Dr Skinner stated that the senshore representatives of many spe- 

 cies show marked differences from those found further inland. 



WILLIAM J. Fox, Secretary. 



