34O ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [July, 'lO 



"Palais des Fetes" for the receipt of the definite programme, 

 badges, etc. 10.30 A. M. First General Meeting. Opening 

 address by the President. Address of welcome by the repre- 

 senative of the Government. Election of Officers and forma- 

 tion of Sections. 2 to 4 P. M. Sections. 4.30 P. M. Walk 

 through the town, guides being provided by the Entomological 

 Society of Belgium. 



Tuesday, August 2nd, 9 A. M. Second General Meeting. 

 2 P. M. Sections. 4.30 P. M. Visit to the Exhibition. 



Wednesday, August 3rd, 9 A. M. Third General Meeting. 

 In the afternoon visit to the Museum of the Congo. Excur- 

 sions to Tervueren, Foret de Soignes, Waterloo, etc. 



Thursday, August 4th, 9 A. M. Fourth General Meeting. 

 2 to 4 P. M. Sections. 4.30 P. M. Visit to the Musee Royal 

 d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique. 



Friday, August 5th, 9 A. M. Fifth General Meeting. Con- 

 stitution of a Permanent International Committee. Selection 

 of the place of meeting of the Second Congress of Ento- 

 mology. Section for Nomenclature and Bibliography. 2 to 4 

 P. M. Sections. 7 P. M. Banquet. 



Saturday, August 6th Excursions into the Ardennes, to 

 Bruges, Malines, Antwerp or Spa. 



N. B. The final programme of Receptions and Excursions 

 will be sent to members later. 



Of the lectures and addresses of more general interest 

 which have so far been announced, we mention the following: 



W. Bateson. On Mendelism. 



R. Blanchard. On Medical Entomology. 



O. Cruz. On Prophylaxis of Yellow Fever at Rio de 

 Janeiro. 



F. A. Dixey. On Mimicry. 



A. Forel. On the Distribution and Phylogeny of Ants. 



G. B. Grassi. On the Transmission of Disease by Insects. 

 A. Handlirsch. On Fossil Insects. 



R. Heymons. On the Ontogeny of Insects. 



W. J. Holland. On the Preservation of Types. 



J. Kunkel d'Hercnlais. On Locust-Plagues. 



E. Wasman. On Ants. 



Any additional information may be obtained from M. G. 

 Severin, Secretary-General of the Congress, 31, rue Vautier, 

 Brussels, Belgium, or Dr. Henry Skinner, Logan Square, 

 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 



