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the junctions of the segments, with long brown hairs in the male, simple 

 in the female. Abdomen pale semi-transliicent, orange or yellow ; 

 posterior portions of the segments with rather long concolorous hairs 

 directed backward. Legs pale yellow. Wings yellowish, hyaline. 

 Length, i to 1.25 mm. 



Habitat. — Bronx Park, New York City ; Fort Lee, New Jersey. 



The larvifi of this species live in numbers between the unexpanded 

 young leaves of the common white or Nettle-leaved Vervain ( Verbena 

 uriici/olia), causing them to become deformed and twisted. Collected 

 July 8th to loth. The flies emerged from July 15th to 25th. The larvae 

 transform in the ground. 



DISASTROUS FIRE AT NEWARK, N. J. 



The headquarters of the Newark Entomological Society, on the 

 fourth floor of the Newark Turn Hall, were completely destroyed by fire 

 in the early morning of June 3rd, 1907. The conflagration demolished 

 not only the entire building, but also resulted in the loss of three lives. 



The property of the Society consisted of a forty-drawer cabinet, con- 

 taining 1,000 specimens of Lepidoptera and 2,500 specimens of Coleoptera, 

 mostly representing local forms, besides a small collection in other orders ; 

 also a book-case with no bound volumes and 365 unbound volumes 

 and pamphlets. All of this property was consumed by the flames, except 

 a few books that were in the hands of members. This collection of 

 publications and incects was the accumulation of over 20 years of the 

 Society's existence, and as the loss was only partially covered by insur- 

 ance it will be a long time before it can be replaced. Some of the books, 

 perhaps, can never be obtained again. 



The Society will be exceedingly grateful for any help in the way of 

 restoring the library that may be given it. Entomologists are earnestly 

 invited to send separates of their papers or other publications that they 

 may have in duplicate, for which the cost of transmission will be gladly 

 refunded. Until the Society is again established in permanent quarters, 

 parcels should be addressed to the secretary at New Brunswick, New 

 Jersey. John A. Grossbeck, Secretary. 



