April, '09] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS 187 



European countries the number of moths is terrific. It is 

 almost impossible to keep track of the nursery shipments and 

 where they come from, as the Custom House officials pass the 

 packages without remarking on their contents. Discussed by 

 the members. Professor Smith said, upon inquiry, the species 

 v/as widely distributed in Europe and Asia. It has been estab- 

 lished here about fifteen years and the Gypsy Moth longer. 



Mr. Wenzel exhibited his collection of Cryptocephalinae, 

 Phaeneus and other groups, pointing out many new and inter- 

 esting species. Also said that Dendroctonus frontalis Zimm., 

 which did so much damage in West Virginia and was finally 

 wiped out, has made its appearance in Virginia. 



Mr. C. T. Greene exhibited the following species of Diptera : 

 Tachydromia fencstrata Say, Pipiza radicnin W. & R. and 

 Chilosia similis Coq. 



Professor Smith said Cecropia cocoons were exceedingly 

 scarce in New Jersey and Long Island where in former years 

 hundreds could be collected, now only a few can be found. 

 Mr. Wenzel said he had noticed the scarcity in this neigh- 

 borhood. 



GEORGE M. GREENE, Secretary. 



A meeting of the Newark Entomological Society was held 

 in Turn Hall on December 13, 1908. President Wormsbacher 

 was in the chair and thirteen members were present. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year (1909) resulted 

 as follows : 



President, Henry Wormsbacher, re-elected. 



/ "ice-President, Edwin Bischoff. 



Secretary, John A. Grossbeck, re-elected. 



Financial Secretary, H. H. Brehme, re-elected. 



Treasurer, George J. Keller. 



Librarian, William H. Broadwell, re-elected. 



Mr. Bischoff spoke at length on the habits of the Scolytid 

 beetles and their near relatives and exhibited two boxes of 

 specimens representing nearly all the species occurring in New 

 Jersey. He remarked on the ability of certain species when 



