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Home," containing over fifty half-tone illustrations showing the com- 

 moner species. This, he said, sold for about sixpence. 



COLEOPTERA. Dr. Skinner exhibited specimens of a coleopterous insect 

 which is reported to be seriously injuring the rose bushes about Phila- 

 delphia. It is a Chrysomelid, Typophorus guadrinotatus Say. and it 

 apparently new as a rose-foliage pest. 



HYMENOPTERA. Dr. Skinner also exhibited a specimen of a male 

 of Pelecinus polyturator Dru., captured by one of our contributors, Mr. 

 A. R. Allen, at Northeast Harbor, Maine, August 10, 1921. He spoke 

 about the scarcity of the males of this insect in the United States and 

 said that Dr. Hagen, while on a visit to Philadelphia, asked to see the 

 male, stating that he came to Philadelphia especially to see one. 



ODONATA. Dr. Calvert spoke briefly on the Co~ta Rican species of 

 Palaemnema. stating that the six species which he had collected in that 

 country differed from each other in the shape of the abdominal append- 

 ages of the males, as well as in slight color characters, but that in 

 three species the penis was alike, while in the remaining three the penis 

 differed in the shape of the tips of the terminal filaments from that of 

 the first three. Thus on penis-shape there were two groups within the 

 genus. E. T. CRESSON, JR., Recorder. 



Meeting of December 12, 1921. Eight persons present, including 

 Mr. Theodore H. Prison, of Riverton Japanese beetle laboratory. Vice- 

 Director R. C. Williams presided. 



GENERAL. The following report of the editors of the Entomological 

 News was read : 



The Entomological News has just completed a trying year. The 

 cost of printing reached its maximum this year, compelling us to meet 

 an increase of about $300 for the yearly edition. In order to balance 

 this additional expense an increase in the subscription price was con- 

 templated, but wishing to be reasonably sure that there would not be 

 a great falling off of subscriptions, a vote was taken in the latter part 

 of 1920 of the subscribers as to their willingness to continue with an 

 increase of 50 cents. This resulted in sufficient votes to warrant the 

 trial. The latest mailing list shows 407 subscribers, which is but slightly 

 (about 15) below that of 1920. Were it not for this increase in price 

 and the loyalty of the majority of our subscribers, our present balance, 

 although small, would have been impossible. Of course the Society' has 

 extended its helping hand by purchasing the copies used in the exchanges 

 for the Library, but it has done this for several years past and it is 

 seemingly proper that it should do so. 



The following officers and committees were elected to serve for W22 

 Director, Philip Laurent; Vice-Director. R. C. Williams, Jr.; Secre- 

 tai-v, ). A. G. Rehn; Recorder, E. T. Cresson, Jr.; Treasurer, E. T. 

 Cresson: Conservator, Henry Skinner, M.D. ; Publication Committee. 

 E. T. Cresson, P. P. Calvert, Ph.D., and E. T. Cresson, Jr. 



HYMENOPTERA. Mr. Prison made a very interesting communication 



