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that they had always taken this species on a species of Cassia. 

 Mr. Daecke also exhibited a very unusual staphylinid ; Trigo- 

 nodrsimts striatus LeC. It was collected by Mr. W. S. Fisher 

 under driftwood October 14 on the Susquehanna River, at 

 Harrisbnrg, Pa. 



Prof. Smith exhibited strawberry weevils (Anthonomus 

 signatns Say) showing color variations, saying the species is 

 injurious to the strawberries in southern New Jersey, but 

 thinks this is not its natural food plant but only attacks it be- 

 cause it is the earliest plant to blossom. It also attacks black- 

 berry and dewberry blossoms. Said that many specimens bred 

 were found to contain a hymenopterous parasite. 



Dr. Skinner said he had been questioned as to whether there 

 were any Lepidopterous parasites and believed there was an 

 Australian moth whose larva was parasitic on the roach but 

 could find no reference, but found where larvae of some Epi- 

 pyropidae were parasitic on Homoptera. Also mentioned a 

 Coleopterous ( ?) larva supposed to have been blown from 

 the nose of a consumptive person which led to a discussion of 

 articles published by doctors which show a great lack of learn- 

 ing on their part about Entomology. 



Mr. Huntington exhibited a small bottle of evaporated milk 

 which contained a very much alive specimen of Dcnncstcs don- 

 gatus LeC. 



Mr. C. T. Greene exhibited the following interesting Dip- 

 tera : Platypeza tacniata Snow, Clementon X. 3, '09 ; Eupci- 

 tcnus atcr Macq., Riverton IV, 9, '05; Asihis manccl Hine, 

 Malaga VIII. 4, 07, coll. by Geo. M. Greene; Hyctodcsia palli- 

 dula Cog., lona V. 16, '09, and H. 7'anf>cs Coq., lona IX. 

 12, '09. 



Dr. Skinner mentioned a species of Colydhini which had bred 

 from a board on which was wrapped expensive cloth and eaten 

 its way through the whole bolt, leaving many holes when the 

 cloth was unwrapped. 



Mr. Wenzel said the Canadian trip had turned out better 

 than at first supposed and he was working out the material as 

 the authorities up there were going to publish a list and has 



