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mcrasnahis, burrowing in the sand; Strategiis Anfsevs, under a chestnut 

 log; Serka vespertma, on chestnut leaves; Serica troct/ormis. on dwarf 

 huckleberry; and Arhopalus pktus^ on hickory logs. Also the following 

 from near Belmont, Phila. : Clcmdela sexgattata, Carahus semttvx. Dicse- 

 lus po/ifits, and Cassida novemviarulata. under logs; NotiopMlusporrectus, 

 and HeJhtomorpha Infirornis, under stones; Matm bicarinafHS!, in water; 

 and Eiiri/omia fulguhi, eating the sap of the locust tree. 



Mr. Newman also reports having reared the following Lepidoptera from 

 pupae and cocoons collected last fall and winter : 



Papilio fiiniiis^ Linn. Larva feeds upon the Tuhp-poplar. 

 PapUin traihts^ Linn. Larva feeds upon the Sassa/ras. 

 PcipUln phllfuor^ Linn. Larva feeds upon the Serpentaria. 

 Papilio (isfen'as, Fabr. Larva feeds upon the Carrot. 

 PaplIio tnarreUxs, Cram. Larva feeds upon the Paii-jyau. 

 Safnniia hnat, Drury. Larva feeds upon the Wahiut. 

 iSafurnia ci'rropia, Linn. Larva feeds upon the Elder. 

 Saturn la poh/phnmis, Fabr. Larva feeds upon the Otik. 



A. commixnication was read from Mr. Bland, reporting the capture of 

 the following Coleoptera since the last meeting: Diaper Is hi/dnl, in rot- 

 ten stumps: Mi/cctophagiis flpxuosiia., Trlplax tliorai lea . and Plati/dema 

 riifirorjn's. in fungi; DIcppIuk eloiigafus, Dlcfelus polltus. and Jjihla scapu- 

 /arls. all on the west side of the Schuylkill, near Philadelphia. 



A communication was also read from Mr. Cresson, stating that he had 

 captured two specimens of SpJiz/raccjihala hrcrlrornls. Say, (Am. Ent. 

 pi. n"'.) on the 4th of May, by the side of a small stream, in a wood a 

 short distance above Frankford. Phila. On the next day he observed 

 them quite in abundance on the leaves of the skunk cabbage, but having 

 no net with him, he could not capture any; he returned a few days 

 afterwards for the purpose of collecting a lot of them, but they had all 

 disappeared, and none have been seen since. It is presumed that this in- 

 sect can only be found in this locality, between the 1st and l^'th of May. 



The following paper was presented for publication in the Proceedings, 

 entitled '' Notes on the Habits of some Coleopterous Larvae and Pupge, 

 by George H. Horn." And was referred to a Committee. 



Proposition No. 46 for membership was read. 



