HO ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Mar., '07 



March, 1905, vol. xiii, No. i, p. 30, where it is stated that it is found not 

 infrequently in that locality, and is ordinarily taken by beating the pines. 

 Of the two specimens I secured there in May, 1904, one was found dead 

 and dry in a bare, sandy spot, and the other on its back, living and vig- 

 orously kicking, in a dusty footpath. Mr. William T. Davis has several 

 of these bugs in his collection and so has Mr. H. G. Barber, all taken in 

 Lakehurst. J. R. DE LA TORRE BUENO. 



BUG HUNTING. This branch of sport, although extensively indulged 

 in, is seldom enjoyed by the hunter. The dismal hour of midnight is the 

 recognised time for successful bug-hunting in the temperate latitudes. 



Bugs will lure at most anything, but a hired girl or a schoolma'am is 

 universally believed to be the most killing bait. Bugs have been known 

 to turn up their noses in disgust at a big, sunburnt farm-hand, and then 

 climb three flights of stairs and squeeze through the keyhole to taste the 

 schoolma'ma. However, even the ordinary lank layman may get a few 

 strikes by carefully selecting his place and time. A combination never 

 known to fail is the bridal chamber of a cheap hotel on a Winter night. 

 The necessary paraphernalia consists of a candle, matches and a paper of 

 pins. Having arranged your outfit, retire as quitely as possible, so as 

 not to frighten the wary game, close your eyes and await results. 



If you are lucky, but a short time will elapse before you detect a nibble. 

 At such a moment exercise rigid caution; a sudden movement might 

 cause the game to flee. Keeping the body perfectly motionless, reach 

 out and light the candle, at the same time seizing a pin firmly between 

 the thumb and first finger of the right hand. Inhale deeply. This keeps 

 your pulse regular and throws the game off its guard. By this time you 

 have accurately located the point of contrast, and with a sudden move- 

 ment, you bring it to view. Immediately the game begins a wild scramble 

 for its native jungle, and here is where the sure eye and the strong arm 

 do their noblest work. Having impaled the quarry, insert the pin in the 

 wallpaper at the side of the bed, where the victim expires. 



An active, patient man will make quite a catch in a night if his pins hold 

 \out. It requires a week's stay, as a rule, to secure enough for a mess, 

 but the effort will be repaid. Men who make a large kill usually grade 

 their game according to size on cards made for the purpose, and present 

 them to the landlady as a mark of affection. She makes a few well- 

 chosen remarks, the hunter hastily collects his luggage, signals the 'bus, 

 and is off to the other fields of fortune. BY NORMAN H. CROWELL, in 

 Field and Stream. 



Doings of Societies. 



At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social, held on 

 January 16, 1907, at the residence of H. W. Wenzel, 1523 

 South Thirteenth Street, there were seven members present. 



