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rare, but had an unpleasant habit of turning up unexpectedly in 

 the most inaccessible places. One of the greatest surprises await- 

 ing me was the occurrence of several fresh examples of Pam- 

 phila mystic. This species is one of the most common skippers 

 in the southern parts of the State, where it is double brooded, 

 the first brood appearing the last of May and first of June, and 

 the second the very last of August or first of September. This 

 last brood is very scattering in numbers, not more than three or 

 four being seen in any one season, in great contrast to the large 

 numbers appearing in May and June. It is very rarely that a 

 specimen of the early brood lingers into July, and the first record 

 which I have of the appearance of the second brood is August 

 24th, and the greater part of those that I have seen have been in 

 September. The occurrence in the north of fresh specimens and 

 in considerable numbers on the first of August denotes an en- 

 tirely different life-history, and further information on this sub- 

 ject would be of interest. Other butterflies seen were: Argynnis 

 bellona, scarce ; Phyciodes tharos, common ; Vanessa antiopa, 

 Pyrameis atalanta, P. huntera, Lhnenitis disippus, Neonympha 

 canthus, Clirysophanus hypophlceas, Papilio asterias, Pamphila 

 peckius, fresh; P. cernes, badly) worn. The day-flying moths 

 were numerous, among them being: Lycomorpha pholus, com- 

 mon ; Scepsis fulvicollis, one; Ctenucha virginica, common; 

 Rynchagrotis chardinyi, common ; Hydrcecia nictitans, Feltia 

 subgothica, Carneades redimacu/a and several other noctuids 

 which fly by night. Plusia bimacula was quite common, flying 

 up out of the grass when disturbed. Rynchagrotis chardinyi 

 was the most common moth on the flowers of Eupatorium pur- 

 piireum in the evening. It was in poor condition, but scores of 

 specimens could easily have been taken on one little patch of 

 the herb. 



A MEMORIAL MEETING, commemorative of Harrison Allen, M.D. and 

 George H. Horn, M.D., was held in the library hall of The Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, on Friday evening, December 31, 1897. 

 Addresses were made by Dr. E. J. Nolan, S. N. Rhoades, Dr. D. G. 

 Brinton and Prof. J. B Smith. Dr. Henry C. McCook was to have 

 delivered an address, but was prevented from being present by illness. 

 The Entomological Society of Washington appointed Mr. Wm. H. 

 Ashmead a delegate to represent that society at the meeting. 



