230 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [November, 



Doings of Societies. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences was held May 27, 1897, Mr. W. J. Fox presid- 

 ing. Mr. S. T. Kemp presented to the collection of the Amer- 

 ican Entomological Society four specimens of Casnonia ludovi- 

 ciana. Mr. Laurent stated that two years ago he had reported 

 the capture of Crioceris i2-pimctata at Holmesburg, Pa., which 

 he believed was the first report of its capture in the State. He 

 had looked for the species around Mt. Airy, Phila., last year, 

 but had not observed it. May 23d of this year he had found it 

 at Mt. Airy in large numbers. The speaker requested field 

 workers to look out for this insect as it will be of interest to 

 watch the spread of the species. Dr. Castle reported Crioceris 

 12-punclata from Lancaster. Dr. Calvert exhibited some dragon- 

 flies brought in by members and two species caught by himself 

 which are not new to the neighborhood, but the dates of capture 

 are earlier than usual. The species were Didymops transversa 

 one Woodbury, N. J., April 29, fourteen days earlier (S. T. 

 Kemp); Libellula exusta S 9 Clementon, N. J., May 16, nine- 

 teen days earlier (C. W. Johnson) ; Plathemis trimacidata one 

 , Woodbury, N. J., May 7, ten days earlier (S. T. Kemp); 

 Tetragoneiira cynosura one ?> May 20, one 9 May 22, Ridley 

 Tws. ten days earlier (P. P. Calvert). 



Mr. Liebeck exhibited three species of Coleoptera which are 

 .rare in this locality and the peculiarities of the species were 

 pointed out they were Melasis pectin icornis, Dendrophihis punc- 

 tulatus and Plcesoma punctata. A species of Hymenoptera was 

 also taken while looking for Bruchus on the wild hibiscus. Holes 

 were noticed some eight inches from the bottom and occupied 

 the pith. The species proved to be Crabro paucimaculata. Mr. 

 Fox said such was the usual habit of these wasps when nesting. 

 Dr. Skinner mentioned some interesting species of Lepidoptera 

 new to our fauna they were Pieris ochsenheimeri from Alaska, 

 and An(za troglodyta and Thecla martialis from Biscayne Bay, 

 Florida, the last two were captured by Mrs. A. T. Slosson. Mrs. 

 Slosson also caught Eunica tatila H.-S. at same place. 



Mr. C. W. Johnson spoke of the abundance of Syrphidae on 

 the flowers of sand myrtle {Leiophyllum buxifolhim ) at Clemen- 



