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from various pirts of tlie country, and upon examining this material be finds 

 that the larvae essentially a'^ree in strui!ture but that they are divisable intothrer 

 •{roups according to the different coloration of the dorsal surface. An hitherto 

 overlooked peculiarity of these larvae is the presence of two i)airs of dorsal spir- 

 acular orifices situated in the sutures between the 4th and 5tli, and between the 

 .")th and 6th segments. A much smaller larva from Nevada lacks these spiracu- 

 iar apertures and differs moreover by having a large ocellus on each side of the 

 head. The only observable difference between those specimens which fro n 

 their size were supposed to be female beetles and those which are undoubtedly 

 larvae is in the darker, more chitinized month-parts and legs of the supposed 

 females, but none of these showed upon dissection traces of unquestional eggs. - 

 A long discussion in which most of the members present participated followed 

 on various topics connected with this Phemjodes question. Mr. Smith related 

 his observations on one of these larva which he had received from Connecticut: 

 Mr. Mann spoke on the habits of the numerous specimens he found in Massa- 

 chusetts and on the character of their luminosity; Mr. Schwarz related his ex- 

 perience in finding a number of male Phengodes in Florida in daytime and gav«' 

 a review of the geographical distribution of the Phengodini of North America. 



Mr. Schwarz exhibited samples of small square rods of naphtaline 

 which, under this form, is known in commerce as "carbon" and used for inten- 

 sifying the light of gas flames. It is extremely cheap and very pure. When 

 broken up in smaller pieces and wrapped in thin paper it can be most conveni- 

 ently used in insects boxes. 



Dr. Marx presented a short analysis of his work on the North American Scoi- 

 pionidal which is nearly ready for publication and which is based upon the ma- 

 terial belonging to the U. S. National Museum and that of his own collection. 

 He gave a review of the history of the classification of the Scorpionids dwelling 

 upon the more important characters upon which the various systems were foun- 

 ded. Of the 14 species hitherto known from North America eleven are described 

 by Wood but of the latter's types four species have been lost, among them unfor- 

 tunately the Scorpio AllenlL Dr. Marx finds among Wood's types from the Na- 

 tional Museum representatives of the genera Centrurus, Scorpiops, Hadrurus. 

 Ischnurus and Jurua, but not a single species can referred to Buthus and for 

 three the establishment of new genera was necessary. 



Prof. Eiley read a short note (to be published in the Can. Ent.) correcting 

 some statements of Mr.W. H.Edwards in his recent article on Fenesicatarquinius. 

 Mr. Edwards having been led into erroi by an incorrect report, in Eniomol. Amer 

 of the meeting of the Ent. Soc. of Washington. 



Notice to Members. 



The Brooklyn Entomological Society has now secured a room in the new 

 Siengerbund Building, corner of Smith and Schermerhorn Streets in the City of 

 Brooklyn, to which the Collection and Library of the Society have been trans- 

 feried. The room is open to members with duplicate keys at all times, and the 

 Entomological periodicals and current Exchanges are always on the table. The 

 Librarian and Curator will make arrangements for the use of the Collection and 

 Library at stjited times and notice of thjs will be posted in the room. Duijlicatt- 

 keys can be obtained from Mr. G. W. J. Angell, 44 Hudson St., N. Y., or on 

 meeting nights at ihe room. It is hoped that members will make free use of the 

 room for informal meetings and di^ussioifiB. 



The Executive Committee. 



