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identified over 200 species and believes that he will have over 

 300. Said that they had collected many species which were 

 recorded by Hubbard and Schwarz in their paper on Mar- 

 quette, Mich., and Lake Superior District. Specially men- 

 tioned a species of Amara which is represented in the Horn 

 collection by a specimen from Mass, and Europe, also Cymin- 

 dis unicolor Kirby and six species of Magdalis. Also recorded 

 Mctachroma lurida Oliv. from DaCosta, N. J., VII. 4, '09, 

 about fifteen specimens taken on Scrub Oak. 



Dr. Skinner said that on January 6th the Brooklyn Ento- 

 mological Society are to give a testimonial to Mr. Roberts and 

 the Philadelphia entomologists are invited to attend. 



GEO. M. GREENE, Secretary. 



At a regular meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held 

 November 17, 1909, at 1523 S. I3th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 

 fourteen members were present. President Harbeck in the 

 chair. 



Prof. Smith exhibited two larvae of D at ana ministra Dru., 

 the heads and last abdominal segment of which were covered 

 with eggs of a Dipteron, Winthemia IV-pustulata Fabr. Said 

 he had noticed flies buzzing around a group of these larvae 

 and upon looking closer discovered that the flies were all 

 females and were depositing their eggs. Described the man- 

 ner of doing this and mentioned how uneasy the larvae seemed 

 as soon as a fly approached. 



Mr. Wenzel exhibited some of his Canadian material re- 

 cently collected by himself and H. A. Wenzel and gave some 

 details of the trip. 



Prof. Smith said the Xe\v Jersey List would soon be pub- 

 lished and contains about 10,500 species, a gain of about 2,000 

 over the latest. 



Mr. Laurent exhibited specimens of Apion ^riscuin Smith 

 taken from pods of a species of Phascolus at Anglesea, N. I., 

 XI. 14. Collected about 200 specimens, getting 22 from one 

 pod. 



GEO. M. GREENE, Secretary. 



