328 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Juty, '<X) 



The Entomological Society, of Western Pennsylvania, held 

 its regular monthly meeting in Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg, 

 Pa., Monday evening, June 7, 1909, President W. J. Holland 

 presiding. Ten members present. A motion was passed to 

 accept the membership as a whole of the Allegheny Naturalist 

 Club. A committee, consisting of Messrs. Engel, Friday and 

 Overbeck, were appointed to select a desirable locality for the 

 Society to hold its annual field day. 



Mr. Engel stated that the larvae feeding in Rumc.r obtusi- 

 folius turned out to be Hade no, passer. The first moth emerg- 

 ing June ist. 



Mr. Robert Dickson exhibited some of his fine work in 

 blown larvae and perfect imago of Exartoma ferriferanum 

 Walk., bred in stems of Hydrangae americana, Olcthreutcs 

 albiciliana Fernald., bred in stems of water weed (Impassions 

 bicolara}, also larvae and cocoon of Melittia macmurtrei Guer. 

 bred in oak. The members then adjourned to Hotel Schenly, 

 under escort of Director W. J. Holland, where the sociability 

 of the Society was further continued. 



F. W. FRIDAY, Secretary. 



At a regular meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social, 

 held April 2ist, 1909, at 1523 S. I3th Street, Philadelphia, 

 fifteen members were present. President Harbeck in the 

 chair. 



Mr. Daecke said collecting is very good so far in the vicinity 

 of Harrisburg. Cychrus viduus Dej. and stenostomus Web. 

 have been taken and the spring form of Papilio ajax Linn. 

 was common April i8th and was also taken on the nth. An- 

 other species seen was Anthocharis genutia Fabr. He also 

 spoke on collecting of Coleoptera by Mr. Champlain at night 

 with lantern which led to discussion on merits of certain 

 lamps. Upon Mr. Daecke mentioning the rare Clerus caught 

 in this manner Mr. Wenzel said they were undoubtedly on the 

 trees after species of Scolytidae and if the trees were not in- 

 fested with this group this year the Clerus will most likely 

 have disappeared. 



