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Mr. Liebeck exhibited two boxes of Bembidium, representing 

 108 species, 770 specimens. 



Mr. Seiss thought it might be of interest to know how many 

 different species of Hemiptera could be captured on the sunflower, 

 exhibiting the appended variety of specimens taken in a yard in 

 the heart of the city during the Summer and Autumn of 1896 : 

 Corythuca marmorala. Triphleps insidiosus, Colocaris rapidus, 

 Lygus pratensis, Hyaliodes vitripcnnis, Garganus fusiformis, 

 Ilnacora stalli, Episcopus ornatus Typhlocyba rosce, Diedrocephala 

 coccinea, Deltocephalus nigrifrons and a species of Aphis. While 

 some of these did more or less damage to the plants, the most 

 destructive insects were Spilosorna virginica larvae and Diabrotica 

 \'2-punctata. 



Dr. Griffith mentioned the capture, on June, 1896, at Mana- 

 yunk, of specimens of Cryptorhynchus lapathi Linn. ; also on 

 May, 1896, at Potomac Creek, Phyrdenus undatiis Lee. and 

 Obrium rubidum Lee. In conclusion he spoke at some length 

 on the importance of classification stating that there was great 

 need of a catalogue of Coleoptera in which all synonyms should 

 be given, advocating uniformity above all things. 



Prof. Smith discussed the various points mentioned by Dr. 

 Griffith, agreeing that such a book would be a good thing. 



Dr. Skinner showed the members a box containing about forty 

 specimens of Argynnis, exhibiting all the intergrades between 

 A. aphrodite and A. alcestis. He also exhibited a suppository 

 mould which answers admirably for moulding naptha cones for 

 use in collection boxes; it is made of bronze metal in the form 

 of a hinge, consisting of three parts, and will produce one dozen 

 cones at one operation. 



A motion was made instructing the secretary to write to Dr. 

 Horn informing him of the regret expressed by the members, 

 owing to his illness, and wishing him a speedy and complete 

 recovery. 



Mr. Stanley T. Kemp, of Camden, N. J., was unanimously 

 elected an active member of the Social. 



No further business being presented the meeting adjourned to 

 the annex at 10. 10 P.M. 



THEO. H. SCHMITZ, Secretary. 



