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several hours. He thought the beetle came out of an oak desk in which he 

 had noticed a recent burrowing. The desk has been in his possession for 

 fifteen years and his father had owned the desk for five years before him. 

 Mr. Wheat inquired if it was possible for the larva or beetle to remain that 

 length of time alive in the wood. Mr. Schaeft'er replied that he did not think 

 it possible. 



Mr. SchaefTer exhibited a specimen of a wasp showing a Stylops cling- 

 ing to the abdomen ; a species of Neoclytus new to the United States, found 

 alive in Mr. Franck's office ; a lead pipe burrowed into by a beetle, Dermestes 

 frischii. which was also shown. He reported that Mr. Schont had collected a 

 very rare bettle during the past summer at Huntington, Long Island, Elylro- 

 Icf^tus floridauus. 



Mr. Davis stated that he had visited Sandy Hook to collect insects, hav- 

 ing obtained a permit. He gave a description of the trees and general char- 

 acter of the country, and pronounced it an excellent collecting place. He 

 showed a collection of insects representing all orders and referred particularly 

 to those which were uncommon in this region. 



Mr. Pollard exhibited a number of Catocala moths to show how success- 

 ful one may be in sugaring for these, and two large Bombycine moths which 

 he had bred from the pups. He remarked that all of his collecting had been 

 done locally. 



Mr. Groth said that most of his collecting had l^een done in his back 

 yard with rather poor results, owing to the dry spell. He had particularly 

 noticed that the spiders were uncommonly numerous probably on account of the 

 drouth. 



Mr. Hallinan exhibited some Panama beetles. He had collected some 

 about Erie, Pa. He also noticed during the past summer that the potato 

 beetles had turned their attention to the egg plants in preference to the 

 potato and had done considerable damage. He spoke of the seriousness of 

 the blight in Northwestern Pennsylvania. The San Jose scale which was 

 abundant there, attacked all other fruit trees except the sour cherries. 



Mr. Engelhardt exhibited a branch of Rhododendron w^hich he had oli- 

 tained in Prospect Park, showing the workings of Scsia rhododendri de- 

 scribed by Mr. Beutenmuller. He remarked that the woodpeckers in searching 

 for the caterpillars of the Sesia did considerable damage to the plant. He 

 recommended the use of an application of tar in June as a possible prevention 

 to the emergence of the moths. Specimens of the adult insects and larv.ne 

 were shown. 



Mr. Shoemaker spent three weeks in Washington, D. C, and had made a 

 dozen or more trips to various points on Long Island with good results. 



Mr. Sherman collected also near Washington and with the aid of Mr. 

 Schwarz and Mr. Barber had been introduced to some good collecting terri- 

 tory. He gave a brief description of the locality. 



Dr. Southwick had been engaged in combating insects in the City Parks 

 which had kept him busy, but he had continued to add to his collection of 

 food plants of insects, which he offered to donate to the society, if it could 



