Nov., '03]' ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 307 



In treating the genus Stenobolhnis the author has overlooked the fact 

 that this generic name is antedated by Fieber's Chori/iippiis. Regarding 

 Schistocerca rubiginosa Prof. Blatchley says, "The mere fact that on one 

 or two occasions, opposite sexes * '* and aluiacea were found in copu- 

 lation is no proof of their identity in species;" while on page 180 he 

 states regarding another case, "While I have never taken the sexes in 

 coitu, there is no doubt in my mind but that the female of Pennsylvania 

 is the roach heretofore known as JUatla or I'hyllodromia borealis." The 

 inconsistency of these two statements is rather striking. There is no 

 doubt that if Prof. Blatchley could examine the extensive series on which 

 the synonymy of the two forms of Schistocerca was established, he would 

 be convinced as to the identity of the two species." 



The section of the work on the genus Melanoplus is remarkly good, 

 among other things the rare M. impudicus being found plentiful in Gibson 

 County. 



Under the general range of several species of ' Xiphidion (Xiphidiuin 

 Blatchley et auct. ), a few records which considerably extend the range of 

 the species to the east have been overlooked. A very interesting record 

 is that of the southern Miogryllus saussurei, which was taken in several 

 of the southern counties of the state. Some observations regarding the 

 mating of CEcanthus (p. 452) and Apithes (p. 458) are of especial interest. 



The systematic portion is supplemented by a short study of the life 

 zones of the state, the characteristic vegetation of the Transition and 

 Austroriparian regions being listed. This is fully in keeping with the 

 high standard of the work, and is a phase of the subject which happily 

 is not as much neglected by entomologists as formerly. J. A. G. R. 



Doings of Societies. 



A meeting of the Entomological Society of Western Penn- 

 sylvania was held at Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg, Saturday, 

 October 3rd. Ten members present. The families AGARIS- 

 TIDAE to ARCTIIDAE were gone over and a list with data pre- 

 pared of all species taken in Western Pennsylvania. The 

 ARCTIIDAE to PSYCHIDAE are to be taken up at the next 

 meeting. Mr. Engel exhibited a series of Arctia vittata reared 

 from one female to show the different forms. 11 f fata, atid 

 varieties radians and phalerata were included. Geo. Kraut- 

 wurm exhibited four different species of IIydr<rcia reared from 

 pupae found in burdock stems. Raymond J. Pflaum was elected 

 a member. 



F. W. FRIDAY, Secretary. 



