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ing samples of the food plant disappeared so it was impossible 

 to identify it. He had taken the first specimen of this Cana- 

 dian beetle in the state hibernating, March 9, 1901, underneath 

 a stone ; this was shown. Also reported several specimens of 

 Calosoma iwllcoxi LeC. (Col.) captured at light, Philadel- 

 phia, May 24, 1912. 



Mr. Wenzel showed a large series of Perothops mucida 

 Gyll. (Col.) from Twin Oak, Pennsylvania, June 13, 1912, 

 collected on hickory; also said that Centrodera picta Hald. and 

 Chrysobothris azurea LeC. had been taken this season locally. 



Mr. Daecke said that one day while collecting at Hunter's 

 Run, Pennsylvania, in an abandoned pass he had seen a wasp 

 flying around and had followed it and had caught it at its nest. 

 Both were shown, the species being Vespa diabolica Sauss. 

 According to the New Jersey list, this species makes its nest 

 under ground. Also recorded and exhibited the following: 

 Oryssus terminalis Newn., Euthera tentatrix Loew., a rare 

 tachina fly and Adela ridingsella Clem., all from Hunter's 

 Run, May 30, 1912. He exhibited also a specimen of Acronyc- 

 ta tritona Hbn., the larva of which was taken at Lucaston, 

 New Jersey, September 27, 1911, feeding on huckleberry, the 

 adult emerged June 2, 1912. 



Mr. Kaeber exhibited dried Russian peas ; said two bags 

 had been received from New York, one of which was about 

 80 per cent, infested, but all the beetles were dead, having been 

 killed in cold storage. Specimens had been extracted and were 

 shown. They were identified as Bruchus quadrimaculatus 

 Fabr. He stated that he had noticed that pisorun Linn., a 

 larger species was found in a smaller pea and only one speci- 

 men in each, while this species was smaller and several speci- 

 mens were found in each pea. He was wondering if the size 

 of the pea really had anything to do with the number of speci- 

 mens found. Mr. Wenzel said it was open to doubt that the 

 peas shown were infested in Russia as the species of Brnchus 

 is found here. 



