VIU MONTHLY PROCEEDINGS. 



Synopsis of the North American Syrphidre, by S. W. Williston, 

 M.D. From the Author. 



Our Shade Trees and their Insect Defoliators, by C. V. Riley. 

 From the Author. 



Biologia Centrali- Americana : Coleoptera, vol. ii, part 1, pp. 57- 

 64 ; part 2, pp. 25-80, pi. 2-4 ; vol. iv, part 1 , pp. 273-296 ; vol. vi, 

 part 1, pp. 505-528, pi. 29. Rhopalocera, vol. ii, pp. 1-48, pi. 48- 

 51. Heterocera, vol. i, pp. 225-248, pi. 24. Arachnidse, pp. 9-16, 

 pi. 7-8. By purchase. 



Le Naturaliste Canadien, vol. xvi, No. 12; xvii, No. 1. From 

 the Editor. 



Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes des Moscow, 

 1886, No. 4, 1887, Nos. 1-2. From the Society. 



Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, vol. xxx, 1886. 

 From the Society. 



jNIittheilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 

 vol. vii, Nos. 8-9. 1887. From the Society. 



Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, vol. i, 1887. From the So- 

 ciety. 



Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 1887, No. 1. From the So- 

 ciety. 



HoriB Societatis Entomologic^e Rossicse, vol. xx, 1886. From 

 the Society. 



Catalogue des Trogides. — Liste des Lamellicornes Laparostictiques. 

 — Note sur les genre Hapalonychus, AVestw., par A Preudhomme 

 de Borre. From the Author. 



The Custodian i-eported his work during the summer months. 



Paper 204 was read by title and referred to Publication Committee. 



A specimen of a pink Katydid was presented by Dr. Charles 

 Schseffer through Prof. J. A. Ryder, who reported that similar speci- 

 mens had been found by Prof Baird at Wood's Holl last year. 



Dr. Horn referred to Dinapate Wrighti described by him last year, 

 and stated that this year the section of tree had failed to yield any 

 specimens. 



A pair of Longicorns was exhibited recently collected by Mr. E. 

 A. Schwarz in Florida, indicating a new genus allied to AgalUssus. 



The larva of a Monilema, |)robably obtnsum, was exhibited, col- 

 lected by W. G. Wright in the Mojave Desert, living in the roots of 

 Opuntia basilaris. Di'. Horn thought that all the Monilema^ were 

 Cactus feeders. 



