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Scotland, last July, in search of Somatochlora arctica. Two 

 specimens were seen and one captured. Some Tabanids, a 

 crane fly and a species of Anthomyia were also taken ; the 

 latter was very annoying. The specimens were presented to 

 the Section. He also donated two specimens of an undeter- 

 mined Lampyrid larva from Pennsylvania. 



Mr. Hornig reported rinding many larvae of an Anthrenus 

 among the egg masses of the Tussock moth. Dr. Calvert re- 

 ferred to the many moultings of Trogoderma tarsale. Mr. 

 Liebeck mentioned putting some larvae of Anthrenus in an 

 empty cartridge shell which was then tightly closed. A long 

 time after, upon opening it, he found nothing but shed larval 

 skins. 



Dr. Calvert reported having reared a lot of Cule.v larvae and 

 they disclosed about equal numbers as to sex. 



Dr. Skinner compared the State of New Jersey with that 

 of Pennsylvania in regard to the distribution of butterflies and 

 said there was a number of species found in New Jersey that 

 were either absent from Pennsylvania or more or less rare. 

 The following species illustrate this : Phyciodes nycteis, batesi, 

 Junonia cocnia, Debia \portlandia, Libythea bachmani, Thecla 

 halesus, m-albuin, favonius, liparops, damon, augustus, irus, 

 niphon, Chrysophanus epixanthe, Callidryas eubule, Terias ni- 

 cippe. Pamphila, sassacns, metea, attains, mystic, accius, macu- 

 lata, ocola, panoqnin, aaroni, hi anna, dion, bimacula, vitellius, 

 viator, Amblyscirtes vialis, Thanaos l petronius. 



Meeting of March 27th, 1913, Mr. Laurent in the chair. 

 Twelve persons were present. 



Mr. Kotinsky said he left Hawaii over three years ago and 

 remarked that in some particulars the islands put him in mind 

 of our own country. He described the mountain ranges and 

 said the lowlands were totally devoid of native fauna and 

 flora, the animals and plants now being of foreign origin. He 

 referred to the hilo grass as being very destructive to other 

 plant life. Insect life is abundant but species are not numer- 

 ous, Pyrameis tammeamea being the most brilliantly colored 



