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that they had taken these forms in the vicinity of Lake Hopatcong. N. J. Mr. Beuten- 

 muUer exhibited the species of Satyrus in the museum collection. 



Mr Engelhardt exhibited some miscellaneous Hymenoptera which he had col- 



.e^cted in Guatemala, including species of i^.,.. and ^^^^^ ^J^^ ^^P^^ 



'" .nf. Of Pe6sis he had taken a number of males but no females at light. A nest ot 



;."..-. i^fstlrted was shown as well as one which had been building or two 



week M Engelh rdt observed that these insects while building made a layer of 



e is a day covefed them towards night, and the following day destroyed the cover^ 



ng and added another layer of cells. The leaf-cutting ants, Atia sp., -re observed 



i/considerable numbers marching in paths which in places were cov^ed T, 



were so destructive in gardens that it was impossible to raise flowers Nests ot these 

 were so destructi e g ^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^d 



Zti::^^^^^-^ -own. All of the ants observed were un- 



^^^Tr::r:5ri:l:tSr^;..«... m a swamp on Long island many 

 hundred larl of the^nsect had been observed upon the swamp Loosestrife. When 

 Llltrown Aey had pupated near dead and decaying wood, some spec.es of which, 

 fuH-grovvn, tney naa p p , . , ^ f^^ pupg. were found parasitized but 



containing many pupa, were exhibited, very lew p p 



Dip,e,o„», and had „o,ed that .he pup, were so™..,m.s attacked by a bact.r.d 



'" m';. 01se„ reported the capture of two specimens of f -*-,''7;"'^f ' ^'^ 

 field, Long Island, and a specimen of D.,,.ciJ,s conc.Ur at ^o,th Beach, Long 



itZTi ::2 Cir/deTan^Mhoard „all a. --ge Mass a. ^. 



:.;have been mtroduced with some imported plants, a, the localuy .s not far from 

 "''"cr'' tilard exhibited some exotic Satnrniid moths, includ.ng a pair of T.^ara 



pallida, which he had jnst acquired. M.n.idTi 



mJ Beutenmiiller exhibited some fine examples of exotic MantidK. 



Mr Dvs showed specimens of Or.keli.nu,,. fulcl.dlu«, which h. had recently 



. b d A, Dem isville N. J., he stated he bad found a specimen m a swamp 



ttne saichfng « n h wi'th a iantern. The following n.ght another was captured, 



nd th ctrcteristi? song and color were noted. Both '< ^^'^'^^"^'^Zl 



males. He had also captured a male and female at Jamesburg, N. J., somewhat 



later. 



Meeting adjourned. 



Meeting of February 2, 1909. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. President C. W. Leng in 

 the chair, with fifteen members present ^^^ ^ 



Mr. Dow presented the resignation of Mr. f . ivi. ac-uoi , 

 with regret by the Society. 



