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geniculata, Peridroma occitlta, Noctua normaniana, Hadenafrac- 

 tilinea, Trigonophora periculosa, Orihosia auriantigo, all taken 

 at night. He remarked that he found the following Sphiiu 1 

 on Evening Primrose : D. lineata, C. tersa, P. pandorm, 8. 

 erimituH and P. celus. 



Mr. Seib remarked that Betuuia or Four O'clock was more 

 attractive. 



The genus selected for identification and study for the next 

 meeting was Garii(><l<'x. 



Meeting adjourned. A. J. WEIDT, Sec'y. 



At the September meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social, 

 held at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 South Thir- 

 teenth Street, thirteen persons were present. 



Prof. J. B. Smith exhibited a small apple-tree, to which was 

 attached a cocoon of the bag worm, the silken thread by which 

 it hung having girdled the tree in consequence of the latter's 

 rapid growth. He also recorded the capture of Ommatostola 

 lintneriana, at lights, at Auglesea, N. J., [September 3d. It is a 

 coast species, hitherto quite rare, and was quite abundant on 

 the date mentioned. 



Mr. Johnson reported the capture of a specimen of Pangonia 

 chrysocoma, a rare Dipteron, at the Delaware Water Gap. 



Mr. H. W. Wenzel exhibited specimens of Lomechusa cava, 

 from Newtown Square, Pa. It had not before been recorded 

 from this region, and the present specimens were captured in 

 the nest of Camponotus vlcinus. 



Dr. Castle showed Coleoptera from Hamilton Co., New York, 

 among which were some interesting species. 



Mr. Haimbach exhibited a number of interesting Lepidop- 

 tera from Holly Beach, N. J., collected in July last. 



Prof. Smith called attention to Trechus chalybceus, collected 

 near South River, New Brunswick, N. J., by Master Harry 

 Wen/el. They were associated with an ant, JAIHIHX iiiu-tux, 

 under large stones. Calfornia and British Columbia speci- 

 mens in hand were dated September, whereas the present 

 ones were taken in July, and were not before recorded from 

 New Jersey. 



Mr. H. Wen /el spoke of the impossibility of defining the 



