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Mr. Notman spoke of " Distribution of some species of Bembidion in 

 New York State " pointing out the occurrence of nitidum and 4-maculatiim in 

 dry places, contractum at the seashore, as striking and well-known examples 

 of limited distribution, and then taking up the distribution as he had estab- 

 lished it at fourteen stations of fugax, planum, grandiceps, planiusculum, 

 simplex, complanulum and picipes, allied species living under stones at the 

 edge of water, the more subaquatic species being placed first. He gave 

 incidentally, interesting details of the habits of some other species saying, 

 for instance, that while many probably rarely come out into daylight, others 

 like confusum and chalceum are active on sandbars, flying in the sunshine 

 like Cicindela. 



Mr. Leng exhibited Cicindela nevadica and Knaitsi and read a commu- 

 nication relating thereto from Mr. Knaus. 



Mr. Comstock spoke of Entomology in Baltimore, especially of Mary- 

 land Academy of Sciences and Johns Hopkins University. 



Mr. Woodruff spoke briefly of his theatrical experiences. 



Dr. Sturtevant spoke of a remarkable Dolichopodid recently found on 

 the Pacific with part of the trophi heavily chitinized and simulating mandibles 

 to be hereafter described by Messrs. Aldrich and Snodgrass. 



Mr. Weiss called attention to a valuable bulletin. No. 986, U. S. Dept. 

 of Agriculture, " Studies on the Biology and Control of Chiggers," by H. E. 

 Ewing, and to a popular article in Radio News for Feb. 1922, " Do Insects 

 talk by Wireless," by Raymond F. Yates. 



Mr. Davis exhibited some South African Cicadas in the Museum col- 

 lection, giving some results of his studies thereon. 



Meeting of April 18. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held at 

 8:00 P.M. on April 18 in the American Museum of Natural History; Pres. 

 John D. Sherman, Jr., in the chair, with 16 members and two visitors, Mr. 

 Sherman of N. Y. U. and Mr. Hatch of Syracuse University, present. 



Announcement was made from Dr. Felt's address by radio from Schenec- 

 tady on April 24. 



Mr. Davis exhibited " Insects collected along Potomac River "' when with 

 Messrs. Shoemaker and Nicolay in September 1921. Four pints of Cave 

 Crickets, Cychrtis, etc., were taken in traps and more Cychrus under stones, 

 besides many other interesting Carabidae. 



Some episodes related to finding Catocala under sewer pipe, Bombtis tm- 

 patiens in coitu, wood thrush singing in Georgetown while trolley car passed 

 by, the excellence of papaw and persimmon, the songs of Cicadas, etc. 



Mr. Notman exhibited three Pachyta rugipennis and five Anthophilax 

 malachiticus collected June 9, 1920, at Keene Heights, Essex Co., N. Y., in 

 the vicinity of dead spruce. 



Mr. Nicolay exhibited an article from the Brooklyn " Eagle " in refer- 

 ence to some remarks by Mr, Weeks and Mr. Davis' comments thereon ; 



