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more southern. Among those of chief interest were Pamphila arpa, Phaniphila 

 striga and Pamphila floridcc. Also a Papilio asterias taken at Lakeland, Fla., 

 that was flying about with but three wings, the lower left hand wing being 

 undeveloped and represented by a pad of 6 mm. in length. 



Mr. Davis also exhibited specimens of three species of the Hemipterous 

 genus Pselliopus, including the recently described species barbert. On Long 

 Island. Staten Island and in New Jersey P. cinctus only has been collected, 

 while in Maryland and Virginia P. cinctus and P. barberi occur together. 



Mr. Wintersteiner gave a " Note on Hydrophihis " illustrated by speci- 

 mens of the species and drawings of the abdomen and tarsal joints. He 

 pointed out the character by which the genera recognized by European authors 

 are separated and those by which the species insnlaris, triangularis, ater and 

 its variety intermedins are to be known, by which it appears that ater occurs 

 in Florida, Antilles and Central America. 



Mr. Wintersteiner's paper will be published in full in the Journal. 



Mr. Schaeffer exhibited two specimens of Coccinella undecimptinctata, 

 part of a number taken at Wollaston, Mass., by Mr. Johnson, September s, 

 191 1. This is a European species which appears in the last Henshaw supple- 

 ment to the Check List, but is not mentioned by Colonel Casey, and is treated 

 in Mr. Leng's paper as unknown in America except doubtfully by its variety 

 menetriesi. 



Meeting of April 2, 1912. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held 

 April 2, 19 12, in the American Museum of Natural History, at 8.15 P. M., 

 President Dr. Raymond C. Osburn in the chair, with sixteen members present. 



The curator reported continued work by Mr. Mutschler on the local col- 

 lection and exhibited a part of the collection of spiders in vials, which in 

 addition to the authentic name showed also the synonyms. He called atten- 

 tion to the value of this collection, in which are incorporated the collections 

 of Pike and of Petrunkevitch and the identifications of Emerton. 



Mr. Hall exhibited a number of specimens and spoke on " Collecting 

 Butterflies in the White Mountains " ; he illustrated on the blackboard the 

 relation of the localities visited and spoke particularly of the following 

 species: (Eneis (Chianobas) semidea and Brenthis montinns, both rather com- 

 mon on Mt. Washington, in Tuckerman's Ravine and on the side of Mt. 

 Pleasant, montinns occurring as low as the tree line and semidea even lower 

 down, the best season for these butterflies being the first week of August. 

 Engonia (Grapta) J-albnm, Polygonia (Grapta) f annus, P. progne were 

 abundant at Crawford House and at Jefferson Highlands about August 15, 

 but of P. gracilis only one specimen was taken. These species appear to be 

 somewhat local in their distribution, for at Sugar Hill one year there were no 

 J-albiim or progne, though plenty at Profile House only three miles away. 

 Eurynius (Colias) pilodice was represented by a variety approaching anthyale, 

 smaller than the typical form and flying at the end of July. Cercyonis 



