256 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [xxxii, '21 



Meeting of February 24, 1921, at The Academy of Natural Sciences 

 of Philadelphia. Members present 6, Contributors 2, Visitors 5. Dr. 

 Skinner presiding. 



HYMENOPTERA. Mr. Baylis displayed a specimen of a Hymenopterous 

 insect which emerged from a pupa of Catocala amatrix. 



LEPIDOPTERA. Mr. Kisliuk, Jr., reported much of the nursery stock 

 from Orleans, France, has contained the nests of the Brown-tail Moth. 

 He attributes this to the lack of experience of the French inspectors 

 employed following the war. Another moth, common in Europe, has 

 been found on the stock but has failed to establish itself, possibly due 

 to climatic influences. 



Mr. Harrower exhibited specimens of the Satyridae belonging to the 

 genera CalHtacra, Picrclla, Hactcro. and Antirrhaea collected in Central 

 America, and remarked upon their habits and the difficulty of capture. 

 These butterflies haunt the darkest forests, and seldom are seen at a 

 height of over two feet from the ground. 



Dr. Skinner exhibited a specimen of Papilla flctchcri, an aberration of 

 /'. turtnis, and described its capture at White River, Ontario. 



GENERAL. Dr. Skinner displayed portions of a collection of insects 

 ninde by G. B. Fox on the upper Essequibo River, British Guiana; in- 

 cluded were many large and showy Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Ilymen- 

 optera. D. E. HARROWER, Recording Sccty. 



Meeting of April 28, 1921, in the same hall. Members present 8, 

 Contributors 3, Visitors 3. Dr. Skinner presiding. 



HYMENOPTERA. Dr. L. O. Howard described the work of securing 

 parasites upon destructive insects, with special reference to the Wooly 

 Louse of Apple (Schizoncura lanigera). Parasitized examples of the 

 above ground form were taken to France, New Zealand, Uruguay, and 

 Africa, and in every case survived the changes in climate incident to 

 transportation. 



GENERAL. Mr. Hebard gave a very interesting illustrated account of 

 a trip taken to Colombia, South America, last summer (1920) in com- 

 pany with Mr. Rehn. At Cartagena, Porto Colombia and Santa Marta 

 they found the coast to be quite arid, the vegetation resembling that of 

 our western deserts, and insect life scant. Upon penetrating inland 

 from Santa Marta, they entered a mountainous country where vegeta- 

 tion became luxuriant and insect life correspondingly rich. Many inter- 

 esting forms of Orthoptera, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera were secured. 

 Few insects came to the lights, but collecting with a hand-torch proved 

 effective. Many rare Orthoptera were found in the curled -up, dry 

 leaves of the Cecropias. The large Bromeliads also sheltered rare forms. 

 not only insects, but even frogs and a salamander. D. E. HAKI:U\\ n , 

 Recording Sccty. 



