Feb , '07] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 67 



The many difficulties that arise in the work were mentioned and 

 the ways in which they may be overcome were described. 



The secretary read a paper reviewing' briefly the study of 

 ticks other than the cattle tick, their transmission of diseases as 

 demonstrated by Lounsbury and others, describing" the ticks that 

 have been brought to light recently by the Bureau of Ento- 

 mology and their biology so far as studied. Some species 

 hitherto unknown in their country, that may transmit disease, 

 were mentioned. 



Professor H. A. Morgan, of Tennessee, closed the meeting 

 with an address on "A Review of the Inception and Develop- 

 ment of the Cattle Tick Eradication Movement." He dis- 

 cussed the work which brought about an appropriation by Con- 

 gress for tick eradication. The speaker expressed his confi- 

 dence in the possibility of complete eradication of the cattle tick 

 through national aid and State co-operation. This he stated 

 will open the stock markets of the North, and as a result 

 stimulate the cattle industry of the South upon which its agri- 

 culture is based. 



W. A. HOOKER, Secretary. 



At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social, held on the 

 evening of November 28, 1906, at the residence of Mr. H. W. 

 Wenzel, 1523 South I3th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., twelve 

 members were present, and Mr. Kaber, visitor. President 

 Daecke in the chair. 



Professor Smith said that the periodical cicada, brood 8, had 

 been due in New Jersey this past summer, and that it had been 

 sought for in different parts of the State, but that it had not put 

 in its appearance. He further stated that our common "dog- 

 day harvest fly" has been erroneously referred to Cicada tibicen 

 L., and that it is not tibicen at all, and, furthermore, that there 

 are four distinct species, where heretofore it had been sup- 

 posed that there was but one. Three of these species can be 

 recognized by their song, and they are all generally distributed 

 throughout the State of New Jersey. 



Mr. Harbeck exhibited his collection of the genus Chrysops. 



Mr. Daecke also exhibited his collection of Chrysops, which 



