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position of Gynacantha (T. B. Fletcher), on life histories of Culicoides 

 oxystoma, of Gracilaria soyella and its parasite, Asympicsiella india, of 

 Stauropus alternates and of two species of Celyphidae ; Gynandromor- 

 phism of Mcgachilc bicolor, etc., will appeal to a wide circle of extra- 

 Indian students. Mr. T. B. Fletcher contributes an English translation of 

 Dr. Johann Gerhard Koenig's rare paper on South Indian Termites from 

 the fourth volume of the Beschaftigungen dcr Bcrlinischen Gcsdlsclwft 

 Natwforschenden Frcunde (1779), preceded by a biographical note on 

 the author, a pupil of Linneaus, who lived in India from about 1767 

 to his death there on June 26, 1785. Mr. Fletcher regards Koenig's 

 paper as equally fundamental to the study of termites, from the his- 

 torical standpoint, as the celebrated account by Smeathman. Mr. 

 Fletcher also has a suggestion on setting insects without boards (shown 

 on plate Ivi). Mr. T. V. Rama Krishna Ayyar furnishes a check list 

 of Coccidae of the Indian Region and a list of parasitic Hymenoptera 

 of economic importance from South India. A suggestive paper, ad- 

 dressed chiefly to the economic entomologist, is by the late F. M. Hew- 

 lett, The Practical Application of Insect Psychology, in which he 

 pleads for the intensive study of the stimuli which determine the feed- 

 ing, pairing and choice of a suitable nidus for the young of injurious 

 insects, with the view of using these stimuli to provoke reactions of 

 such species leading to their own destruction. P. P. CALVERT. 



The American Entomological Society. 



Meeting of February 23, 1922, in the hall of the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia. Dr. Skinner presided ; six members and con- 

 tributors to the Entomological Section of the Academy were present. 



Mr. Cresson, of the Property Committee, reported the following 

 accessions to the Library: Zeitschrift des Oesterreichischen Entomolo- 

 gen Vereins, Wicn, Jahr. 11 (1917) VI (1921) ; Konowia, Wien, Band 

 I (1922) No. 1-2; and to the Cabinet, seven named Hymenoptera from 

 the Hawaiian Islands by Dr. D. M. Castle. 



LF.PIDOPTERA. Dr. Skinner exhibited a series of Ncniiivix 

 ridingsi and dionysHS from Colorado and South Utah respectively, llieit 

 specific identity and distribution being the subject of a paper to be soon 

 published by him (see the NEWS, xxxiii, page 74). 



ORTHOPTERA. Mr. Rehn spoke of a similar case in the Orllioptera, 

 Acrochorcutcs carlinianus carlinianus, the Great Plains and Great Basin 

 forms joining with intergrades through the Wyoming plains. 



There followed a general discussion of variation in insects due to 

 climatic and topographic conditions in the western United Stales. 



COLEOPTERA. Mr. Homig exhibited larvae, cells and imagoes of Lasio- 

 derma serricornc in mustard dust in the original tin container which ln 

 had had for four years. 



R. C. WILLIAMS, JR., Recording Secretary. 



