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DOINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social ;held June 21st 

 at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 South Thirteenth street, 

 Philadelphia, atwelve members were present. 



The death of Dr. H. G. Griffith, a member, was announced. 



Prof. Smith exhibited a hermaphroditic specimen of Carneades 

 sp., received from "Washington. The antennae, wings and thorax 

 show male characteristics on one side of the body, whereas on the 

 opposite side they are female. Both the claspers of the male and 

 ovipositor of the female are present He further stated that dragon 

 flies had been reported to be very destructive to honey bees in Colo- 

 rado, being especially partial to queen bees. The present unusual 

 abundance of Odouata was mentioned, especial \y JEschna heros. 



Mr. Seiss also remarked on the abundance of this species. 



Mr. H. Weuzel recorded the capture of /Siphon robust us at Alco 

 N. J. It was found abundantly in the larval and pupal state in 

 Sphagnum! moss. He also exhibited specimens of Tmesiphorus 

 costalis, new to this region, and (Jed f us Zieyleri and Adranes 

 coccus, both quite rare, all of which he had taken at Clemen- 

 ton, X. J. 



Prof. Smith read a newspaper clipping regarding the occurrence 

 of fire flies in extraordinary abundance. He pointed out that at 

 this early sensou the fire fly is rather scarce, and stated the article 

 Avas no doubt greatly exaggerated as is most newspaper entomology. 



The following resolution was unanimously adopted: 



WHEREAS, death has recently claimed our fellow member, Dr. 

 Horace Greeley Griffith. Be it 



Itesolved, by the Feldman Collecting Social at its regular meet- 

 ing held June 21, 1899, that we express our sincere regret and grief 

 at this serious loss. We honored and esteemed our fellow member 

 for his ability as a collector and student, for his social qualities and 

 for his many congenial traits that endeared him to us as a com parr 

 ion and fellow worker. His loss is a serious one to us and to our 

 science, and we tender our sincere condolence to the members ot his 

 family whose loss is as great as our own. 



Resolved, further that a copy of this minute be sent to the family 

 of the deceased. WILLIAM J. Fox, Secretary. 



