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ireshly emerged specimens that I have bred. I think this extreme form 

 of P. turnus $ should have a distinctive name, and Dr. Fletcher having, 

 so far as I am able to ascertain, first brought it to the notice of the ento- 

 mological world, I propose that it be known as Papilio turnus ab. 

 Jletcheri. In view of the different opinions of authorities recorded at 

 various times, as to the advisability, or otherwise, of naming varieties and 

 aberrations, it is more than probable that some will not be in accord with 

 me. With due respect for the opinions of all others, I think that all will 

 agree that it will be something new to science when all authorities, pro- 

 fessors and others interested in Entomology become of one mind on this 

 .subject. S. T. KEMP, Elizabeth, N. J., March 16, 1900. 



Doings of Societies. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held March 22iid, Mr. 

 Philip L/atirent, Director, in the chair, twelve persons being 

 present. The Secretary announced the death of Mr. Andrew 

 Bolter, a correspondent of the American Entomological Society, 

 who was elected August 14, 1865, and died March 18. Dr. 

 Calvert said the collection of Odonata gathered in Bolivia by 

 Mr. W. G. Gerhard and purchased from Mr. A. S. Weeks, was 

 particularly welcome and interesting. The genus Thore was 

 well represented in species, many of them being new to the col- 

 lection. Dr. Skinner exhibited examples of the three-color 

 process of illustrating insects and explained the method of 

 producing them. The same speaker exhibited the coleoptera 

 he had collected in Colorado and Utah. Mr. Liebeck spoke of 

 the species of interest in the collection, specially mentioning 

 Gaurotes crcssoni, Corymbitcs mornlus and breweri, Cincindcla 

 longilabris var. laurentii. Saxinis (represented by Saneia ) 

 was said to be subtropical in distribution. Three species of 

 Acmceodera were taken, oniata, variegata and pidchclla. Lcp- 

 iura aspcra is a Northwestern species. A tenebrionid, Ctrl ve- 

 nom's dilaticollis, was considerably out of its ordinary range, 

 being a California species. 



A specimen of Homoptera cditsa rar. lunata was exhibited by 

 Mr. Laurent which had been accidentally denuded of most of 

 its scales in a symmetrical manner. Mr. W. R. Reinick was 

 elected a member. DR. HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. 



