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August, 1912; in 1913 only an elytron was found, but this year four were 

 found within 200 or 300 feet of which only one was alive. The locality for 

 these beetles is a sandy stretch towards Bald Hill. Of the Cicindela, a single 

 specimen was found in 1913, but this year a number were found on a sandy 

 road through the pines near the town, a little back from the river. 



Mr. Davis added that he believed the New York records for C. abdotni- 

 nalis derived from specimens in the Luetgens Collection were erroneous, since 

 Mr. Beyer, who gave them to Luetgens, had stated that he had collected the 

 species in Florida only. 



Mr. Sherman spoke of two weeks spent at Marquette, Mich., on Lake 

 Superior, where he had collected 700 species of Coleoptera, or about 60 per 

 cent, of the record catch of Hubbard and Schwarz, 1,100 species. As com- 

 pared with his previous visit, the date, July 12, proved late for some of the 

 rare species like Anthophilax, and showed a marked difference in the number 

 of individuals of certain short-lived species. Three years ago, Cephaloon lep- 

 turoides was by far the most common species ; this year its place was taken 

 by Buprestis fasciata. Fifty species of Dytiscida were obtained in the swampy 

 areas between the sand ridges bordering the lake, a much smaller number 

 than would have been obtained in suitable localities near New York. Mr. 

 Sherman said the beach collecting, which is the principal attraction at Lake 

 Superior, depends on weather conditions ; usually three days' land breeze and 

 three days' lake breeze alternate, the beetles being washed up on the beach 

 by the latter. He exhibited two interesting species, Miscodera arctica and 

 Nomius pygmccus, the latter being readily known by its peculiar odor, quite 

 appreciable after immersion for weeks in alcohol. 



Mr. Shoemaker spoke of his journey to Washington and the Adirondacks 

 with Mr. Davis, and of recent visits to the Palisades where on September 13. 

 and September 20 he had found specimens of Sandahis niger and petrophya. 



Mr. Engelhardt spoke briefly of his visit to the Bahama Islands, New 

 Providence, Abaco and Andros, where he obtained many photographs and 

 insects, to be shown later in the season ; and in more detail of his vacation 

 in the eastern part of New York State, including Ithaca, Watkins Glen, Geneva, 

 Rochester and the Letchworth State Park near Portage. He spoke particu- 

 larly of the gratifying results of the influence of the Entomological Depart- 

 ment of Cornell University on the farming industry along the shores of Lake 

 Geneva, where in the extensive grape and peach orchards the operations of 

 spraying and other remedies as taught at the University have become matters 

 of routine ; and of the natural beauties of the Letchworth Park, with its many 

 waterfalls and defiles, enhanced by the preservation and reforestation of its 

 1,000 acres. At Ithaca Mr. Engelhardt collected Mantis religiosa in numbers 

 at electric lights and in the meadowland and said the specimens are believed 

 to be descended from egg masses exposed twelve years ago by Slingerland. 



Dr. Osburn called attention to a specimen of Eristalis tenax attracted by 

 the lights in the room and said it was perhaps as well that it could not join 

 in describing its summer experiences. 



Mr. Leng spoke of collecting in September at Huguenot Beach, Staten 



