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ENTOMOLOGICAL PROGRAM. 



Mr. Elirhorn exhibited some specimens of several species of 

 ants taken in course of quarantine inspection work, and in Ho- 

 nolulu, and made remarks on distribution of the species. The 

 following species were exhibited : Monomorium vastator, M. 

 pharaonis, M. floricola, Tetramoriivrn giiinense, Tetramorivmi 

 sp., Plagiolepis exigua, Solenopsis sp., Pheidole javana. 



Mr. Swezey gave an account of his visit to the Gypsy Moth 

 Parasite laboratory at Melrose Highlands, Mass., in Angust, 

 and of the work there with introduced parasites and predaceous 

 insects; also gave an account of what he saw of the work in 

 control and prevention of the spread of the Gypsy and Brown- 

 tail moths. 



^TOVEMBER 3rd. 1910. 



The sixty-eighth regular meeting of the Society was held in 

 the usual place. 



Member elected H. H. SEVERIN 



EXTOMOLOGICAL PROGRAM. 



Prof. Severin read a very interesting paper on the "Host 

 ovipositing Tachinid of the Walking Stick, Diapheromera fe- 

 morata.. ' "" A very interesting discussion by the members fol- 

 lowed. 



Mr. E. M. Ehrhorn exhibited a collection of beautiful iu- 

 sects from the headwaters of the Amazon. 



Prof. Severin remarked on the inaccuracy of the N^ature 

 Study being taught in the Public Schools. He stated that in 

 one school the teacher exhibited the lantana bug (Teleofiemia 

 lantanae') as the lantana leaf miner. 



Mr. Swezey announced that Mr. Busck, of the U. S. Na- 

 tional Mnsemn- had described the Lantana Leaf -miner as cre- 

 mastohomhycia lantanella, in Proc. Wash. Ent. Soc. XH, p. 

 133, 1910. 



Mr. Elirhorn asked the members if they had observed the 

 Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitaia) in the fruit of the 

 cactus. "He stated that he was getting together a list of the 



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