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north of Mexico,* 2. Friese, H. New species of the bee genus 

 Eulenia Lep., 49, v. Hanstein, R. A Bethe's " Can we ascribe 

 psychical qualities to ants and bees ?", 66, June 18. J a n e t , C. Notice 

 on the scientific works presented to the Academic des Sciences in the 

 competition of 1896 for the Thore prize. [On ants, bees and wasps], 94 

 pp. Lille ; Morphological limits and musculature of the post-cephalic 

 annuli of Myrmica rubra. Lille, '97, Svo. ; Relations of the myrmeco- 

 philous animals with ants, figs. Limoges, '97, Svo. ; Apparatus for the 

 observation of ants and myrmecophilous animals, i pi., I5O, Mem., x; 

 Parasites and mess-mates in ant-hills (transl. abstract), 61. K o n o w , 

 F. VV. Synonymical and critical remarks on Tenthredinid species of the 

 older authors incorrectly or not referred, 4O, July i, 15. Marchal, 

 P. A new method of non sexual reproduction in Hymenopterous insects 

 (transl. from C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris), 61. M a r s h a 1 1 , T. A. Supple- 

 ment to Braconidae, 3 pis., in Species des Hymenopteres d'Europe d'Al- 

 gerie fonde" par Edmond Andre", continue" sous Ernest Andre", 626 fascicule, 

 Paris, April i, '98. R o b e r t s o n , C. New or little-known North 

 American bees,* Transactions, Academy of Science, St. Louis, viii, 3, 

 Mar. 3, '98. \V a s m a n n , E. Thorictus foreli as ectoparasite of ants' 

 antennae, 22, July 18. 



Doings of Societies. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held May 26th, Mr. C. S. 

 Welles, Director, presiding. A cabinet of beetles was presented 

 by Dr. J. Eckfeldt. Five new species of Mutillidae were pre- 

 sented by Mrs. Slosson. Dr. Calvert exhibited a box of small 

 Mantids collected near the city and made some remarks on the 

 egg-case in the genus. The same gentleman also exhibited some 

 dragonflies collected by Mrs. A. T. Slosson at Miami, Florida. 

 Enallagma cardenium $ was collected for the first time in 

 the United States ; the species was described by Selys from 

 Cuba. Enallagma c&cum Hagen, from Jamaica, was mentioned 

 as an allied species. E. pollutum, of Hagen, from Florida, is 

 either very variable, or there are two species confounded under 

 that name. Gomphus mi nut us 9 and other species were 

 shown and interesting points mentioned. Mr. Johnson exhibited 

 a mud wasp's nest, Odynerus sp. collected by Mr. C. Moore on 

 the Altamaha River, Ga. Mr. Fox recorded a second American 



