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He also spoke on the antiquity of the dragon-flies and the 

 enormous size attained by some of the primitive species. 



Mr. Bischoff exhibited his collection of Cicindelidae and re- 

 marked on the habits of some of the species. Among the Xew 

 Jersey species were two specimens of C. conscntanca taken at 

 Lakehurst on July 4th. 



Mr. Wormsbacher showed a cocoon of Tropaca luna which 

 contained two pupae. 



JOHN A. GROSSBECK, Secretary. 



The February meeting of the Newark Entomological Society 

 was held February 14, 1908, with twenty members present. 



Mr. Buchholz spoke on the genus Eubaphe and exhibited 

 his collection, which contained nearly all the North American 

 species. His remarks were confined chiefly to the constancy 

 and variation of the different species and the regions in which 

 they respectively occurred. A specimen of E. o pell a var. 

 nigricans was shown which was taken at Jamesburg on July 

 4th. Mr. Grossbeck also had two specimens of this variety 

 taken at Milltown on July 7th. 



Professor Smith's collection of Eubaphe also contained 

 nearly all the described species. He expressed a doubt as to the 

 rank of some of the supposed varieties of anrantiaca, believing 

 some might be proved to represent distinct species by rearing. 



Mr. Buchholz said he expected to raise the local species this 

 coming summer. 



Mr. Grossbeck showed bred specimens of Tholeria rcvcr- 

 salis Gn. The larvae occurred in numbers on Common Wild 

 Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria). 



JOHN A. GROSSBECK, Secretary. 



A meeting of the Rhode Island Entomological Society was 

 held in the offices of the Providence Forestry Company on 

 January 25, 1909, at 8 o'clock. 



In the absence of President Reynolds, Vice-President Kings- 

 ford took the chair until the arrival of the President. 



After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and 



