Feb., '08] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 91 



females of Vcspa bnrcalis living in the nest of F. diabolica on several 

 occasions, apparently on perfectly friendly terms. , DR. JAMES 

 FLETCHER. 



The Entomological Society of America and Its Work. HENRY H. 

 LYMAN. 



The Habits of the Crane-Fly, Dicranoinyia dcfuncta O. S. DR. 

 JAMES G. NEEDHAM. 



The Life History of a Bee-Fly (Spogosfylmn analc Say) ; the Larv;o 

 Parasitic on the Larvae of a Tiger Beetle Cicindela scutellaris Say. 

 (The eggs are laid in July and August; larva? on the last larval stage 

 of the host in the spring; when the host makes its pupal cell and the 

 internal parts become semi-fluid, the parasite moults and grows very 

 rapidly, completely destroying the host. (July) The pupa digs toward 

 the surface by wriggling movements of the bodv. and the adult emerges 

 when the surface is reached.) (Title only.) VICTOR E. SHELFORD. 



Circumfili in the Cecidomyiidae. (A discussion of the mornhology 

 and taxonomic value of these organs.) DR. E. P. FELT. 



Ancestral Ephemeridae ['from the American Permian Formation. 

 (A group of true Ephemeridse obtained from the Permian of Kansas. 

 The earliest known true Ephemerids, and with the exception of a 

 few Russian specimens, all that are known from the Permian. They 

 present a distinct early stage in the evolution of the Ephemerid line.) 

 DR. E. H. SELLAKHS. 



Observations on the Life History and Adaptation of a Xew Semi- 

 Aquatic Aphid. (Habits, life history, and specialization of A^h<x 

 aquatints . noz'iis, found on the water thyme; many remarkable adapta- 

 tions to its semi-aquatic life.) C. F. JACKSON. 



The New Biological Field Station of Cornell University. DR. JAMES 

 G. NEEDHAM. 



Collecting grounds Around Chicago. A. KWIAT. 

 Habits of the Larvae of Lycaena. J. H. COOK. 



On Monday evening- the annual address was given before 

 the Society by Professor Herbert Osborn, of the Ohio State 

 University, his subject being 'The Habits of Insects as a 

 Factor in Classification." The address was followed by a 

 most enjoyable smoker, at which the members of the SonVtv 

 and their friends were the guests of the Entomological Sec- 

 tion of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. 



At the Annual Business Meeting on Tuesday, the 3ist, the 

 following officers were elected : 



