62 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sei. Philad., 1876. 

 determined that it was A. scrophidariae, but Mr. G. R. Crotch had asserted 

 that it was A. varius, and so no further notice was taken of it. He had 

 traced the origin of the pests mostly to one store in Boston, where they 

 were found in second-hand carpets, and he said that Avhen carpets were 

 purcliased they ouglit to be disinfected before use.] 



* 843. Rev. H. C. McCook. Habits of Formica rufa. 

 p. 199-200. [Nov., 1876.] 



Manner in whicla ants, replete with honey-dew, yielded this honey-dew 

 as food to other ants; amity between ants from separate nests ; ants which 

 had been wet were not recognized as friends. 



* 814. H. C. McCoOK. On Webs of New Species of 

 Spiders, p. 200-201. [Nov., 1876 and Jan., 1877.] 



Describes the web of Epeira triaranea n. sp., showing characteristics of 

 the webs of Orbitelariae, Retltelariae and Tubitelariae combined, and of 

 Tegenaria pJiiloteichos, showing characteristics of the webs of Orbitelariae 

 and Tubitelariae combined ; remarks upon webs made by other spiders, 

 which show a combination of the characteristics of several orders. 



* 845. J. L. LeConte. Report on Insects introduced by 

 means of the International Exhibition, p. 267-271. [Jan., 

 1877.]— Also separate. 8vo. pg. 6. [Dec, 1876.] 



No results evil to the agricultural interests of the United States are to 

 be expected. Differences in the condition of the exhibits. from diffei-ent 

 countries. List of 13 (9 identified) Coleoptera, 2 (identified, or 3) Tin- 

 eidae, 4 (not identified) Hymenoptera, collected in the Centennial Build- 

 ings in Foreign Exhibits. List of 9 (8 identified) Coleoptera and 1 

 ( ? identified) Tineid, found in Mouldy Specimens of Straw Goods from 

 Italy. 



* 846. James Ridings. Report of the Conservator of 

 Entomological Section, p. 392-394. [Febr., 1877.] 



Business. The American Entomological Society constitutes, in its rela- 

 tion to the A. N. S. Ph., the Entomological Section of the latter ; though 

 the A. E. S. and the Section work imder different titles, they are essentially 

 one and the same. The A. E. S. holds two semi-annual meetings for the 

 transaction of its own business; all its other stated meetings are those of 

 the Section. Meetings are held on the evening of the second Friday of 

 eveiy montli. 



The Memoires de la Societe Royale des Sciences de 

 Liege, s^r. 2, T. iv (1874), contain No. 847 ; T. v (1873) 

 contains No. 848. 



* 847. Ernest Canueze. Revision de la Monographic des 

 Elat^rides. Premier Fascicule. 8vo. pg. vlii, 218. [Aug., 

 1875.] 



