, ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. IX 



Bulletino della Societa P]ntomologica Italiana, 1879 and 1880. From 

 the Society. 



Note sur le aenro Macroderes Westwood, par A. Preudliomme de Borre. 

 From the Author. 



Quclques mots sur I'organisation et I'histoire naturelle des Animaux 

 Articules, par A. Preudhomme de Borre. From the Author. 



Note on a new Northern Cuttini>; Ant, Atta aeptentrionaUs. — Notes 

 on the Architecture and Habits of the American Slave-making Ant, 

 Polijergus lucidus, by Rev. H. C. McCook. From the Autlior. 



April 8, 1881. 

 Vice-Director Dr. Horn in the chair. 



The Publication Committee laid upon the table signatures 3 and 4 

 (pages 17 — 32) of volume ix, of the Transactions of the American 

 Entomological Society, and signature 1 (pages 1 — 8) of the Proceedings 

 of the Section, printed since the last meeting. 



The Publication Committee reported that the Printing Press belonging 

 to the American Entomological Society, had broken down after a use 

 extending over 19 years, and in such a manner as to render it of no 

 further use. The printing will not, however, be delayed but for a short 

 time, as the Committee expect soon to be in possession of a new ])ress 

 of an improved kind. 



In behalf of Mr. W. H. Ashmeud, Dr. Horn presented the following- 

 paper, entitled 



Oil the €Y\II*II>OlIK <;ALI.S of Florida. 



BV WILLIAM II. ASIIMEAI). 



.T;ick.';..nville. Floridii. 

 [Pai'eu No. L] 



Having been engaged during the past winter on a study of the 

 cynipidous galls of Florida, I propose to give the results of my in- 

 vestigations in some short papers. 



As comparatively little of importance has been published respecting 

 the galls of the live oak Quercus vh-ens, I make that the subject of my 

 first contribution : 



The (tALLS of the Live Oak, Quercus virens. 



Of the many curious galls affecting this tree, the first to which I wish to 

 call attention is one which may be designated by the popular name of 

 The Live Onh Pea Gall. 



Baron Osten Sacken was the first to give an account of it twenty 

 years ago in his paper entitled, " On the Cynipidae of the North American 



MONTHLY rnoC. ENT. SEC. A. N. S. (2) MAY, 1881. 



