ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. XIU 



Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History, January, 

 1879. From the Society. 



Le Naturaliste Canadien, vol. xi, No. 124. From the Editor. 



Compte-Rendu Societe Entomologique de Belgique, Serie ii, No. 62. 

 From the Society. 



The Silkworm, being a brief Manual of Instructions for the pro- 

 duction of Silk. By C. V. Riley. From the Author. 



June 9, 1879. 

 Vice-Director Dr. Horn in the chair. 



The Publication Committee reported favorably the following paper 

 presented at the last meeting for publication in the Transactions of 

 the American Entomological Society : — 



" Notes on the Mycteridae and other Heteromera of the United 

 States," by George H. Horn, M. D. 



Mr. Blake exhibited some very fine specimens of rare Lepidoptera, 

 among which were Urania Leilus, U. Braziliensin,? and Ci/dimon 

 Boisduvalii, from Central America; Thaliura (^Urania) Ripheus, 

 from Madagascar ; Morplw Cypris % , and M. Sulkoicaki/i^ from New 

 Granada ; Argijnnis Kokomls % and $ , Argynnis Leto % and $ , 

 and Platysamia Gloveri. Also % and 9 Actias Ltina, and Junonia 

 Lavinia, showing abberrations from the normal form. The % A. Luna 

 having on the left primary, midway between the usual discai spot and 

 apex, and about one-eighth of an inch beneath the costal margin, an 

 irregularly ovate ocellus with crimson centre, deeply emarginate with- 

 out, surrounded with pale yellow, which in turn is margined with a 

 fine line of the usual chocolate color of costa. The vitreous portion 

 of the discai spot is also broadly margined internally with crimson, 

 and the branch connecting it with costa broadly sufi"used. The $ has 

 the discai spots on primaries very broadly diffused and irregular, that 

 on the right side throwing out two short, obtuse branches toward the 

 apex ; that on the left side is more broadly difi'used, and suff'used with 

 crimson, more irregular in form, and somewhat larger than the other; 

 the external crimson lines outside the vitreous portion very distinct. 

 The nervules are all of the same color as the costa. The ocelli on 

 secondaries are larger than usual, and broadly suff'used beneath the 

 vitreous spot with pink. Both specimens emerged from the cocoon 



MONTHLY PROC. ENT. SEC. A. N. S. (3) JUNE, 1879, 



