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HYMENOPTERA. 



Thomson 5, Beach 7, Davidson 10*, Tovvnsend 10, Fox 12*, 13*, Rob- 

 ertson 13*, Dyar 15, Bordas 23, 28, Provancher 24*, Marlatt 27, Howard 

 2 7*. 39*, Emery 30, 41, King 10, Cockerell 10 (two)*, Ashmead 35*, Cam- 

 eron 6*, Kohl 40*. 



Doings of Societies. 



JUNE n, 1895. 



A stated meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social was held at the 

 residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, No. 1509 South Thirteenth Street. 

 Members present : Messrs. Bland, H. Wenzel, Dr. Castle, Hover, E. 

 Wenzel, Haimbach, Trescher, Fox, Boerner, Schmitz and Laurent. 

 Honorary members: Drs. Geo. H. Horn, Henry Skinner and J. B. Smith. 

 Visitor : Mr. C. F. Seiss. Prof. Smith remarked that the larvae he had 

 exhibited about a year ago, which was doing so much damage among the 

 young oak trees in Ocean County, N. J., was, without doubt, Goes tesse- 

 lata, as he had taken the perfect imago from its burrow, less than a week 

 ago. The larvae make a burrow about six inches in length in the centre 

 of young oak sprouts, ranging in age from ten to fifteen years and from 

 one and a half to two inches in diameter. Mr. H. \V. Wenzel replied 

 that he had found Goes tesselata on just such trees, the year before in 

 Atlantic County, N. J., on July 3rd and loth. Mr. \Venzel also exhibited 

 specimens of Cychrus viduus taken in the upper part of New Jersey. 

 Mr. Laurent reported taking Corymbites hamatus May I7th, at Manayunk, 

 Philadelphia, and Pomphopcea tznea May igth, at Mount Airy, Philadel- 

 phia. Mr. Boerner exhibited the following specimens of Coleoptera : 

 Helluomorpha nigripennis, taken at Atco N. J., on July 2nd; Ch/frniits 

 niger, from the lower part of Philadelphia, at electric lights, on May 3151, 

 and Centrodera picta, May igth, in Bucks County, Pa. 



No further business being presented, the members adjourned to the 

 annex, where Prof. Smith had prepared for them an excellent collation, 

 to which ample justice was done, followed by toasts and good wishes. 



THEO. H. SCHMITZ, Secretary. 



SEPTEMBER 10, 1895. 



A stated meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social was held at the 

 residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, No. 1509 South Thirteenth Street. 

 Members present: Drs. Castle and Griffith, Messrs. Boerner, H. W. 

 Wenzel, Laurent, Fox, T reseller, Johnson, F. Wenzel, Hoyer and 

 Schmitz. Honorary members: Prof. J. B. Smith and Dr. Henry Skinner. 

 Visitor : Mr. James Stewart, Philadelphia. Meeting called to order at 

 8.45 P.M., Vice-President Castle presiding. An interesting paper was read 



