142 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Mar., 'll 



The condition of the white birch forests of Vermont, 

 Massachusetts, and to some extent, Maine, is serious as a re- 

 sult of the attacks of a species of Bucculatrix which causes 

 them to appear as if swept by fire. The minute larvae between 

 one-fourth and three-eighths inch in length are at first leaf 

 miners, but later come outside to feed. Three to six larvae 

 were on each leaf and every leaf on each tree was infested. 

 By estimate there were about 100,000 examples to a tree. 

 Betula lenta was also sparsely attacked but only where there 

 was a dearth of white birches. 



Mr. Brehme reported the occurrence of Catopsila eubule at 

 Beach Haven, Ocean Co., on Sept. 27 and the capture of a 

 perfectly fresh example of Argynnis idalia at Fairton, N. J. 

 on Sept. 16. 



Meeting- in Turn Hall, on November 13, 1910; fourteen 

 members present. 



Mr. Buchholz showed two boxes of Catocala gracilis and 

 similis which were taken by himself and Mr. Keller at Lake- 

 hurst. He also reported Glca trcmula, G. viatica and G. seri- 

 cea from the same locality on Sept. 25, and Caripeta angus- 

 tiorata on May 30. He took a specimen of Papaipeina duavata 

 Bird, at Elizabeth, and P. stenocelis Dyar, a species recently 

 described from Virginia, at Lakehurst. 



Mr. Brehme made a few remarks on the Periodical Cicada 

 which is due to appear in New Jersey in 1911. He said the 

 towers which are usually constructed by the pupae in moist 

 situations were extremely abundant in Cape May Co. at the 

 present time (Nov. 13, 1910). Millions of them from one to 

 three inches high were erected in moist and in absolutely dry 

 places. An attempt was made to secure some of the pupae 

 by digging into the ground, but apparently they had retreated 

 to a considerable depth as none could be found even two and 

 a half feet below the surface. 



Mr. Lemmer said he took a specimen of Acronycta cliza- 

 bcti at Irvington, N. J. 



Mr. Grossbeck exhibited a specimen of the rare Sphin.v 

 franckii from Johnson City, Tennessee. 



