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A SINGULAR PLACK FOR Rat-tailkd Larv^. 1 found Several of 

 these curious larv« in a branch of an old apple ti-ee that had just been cut 

 down. They were below a large nest ol black ants, who had honey-combed 

 the branch for^quite a distance. They were twenty-five millimetres long 

 when crawling, not so much when at rest, wrinkled and ridged rather 

 remarkably, the tail a little longer than the body and tipped with a 

 row of bristles curved backAvards. Packard does not describe any 

 such, and I am unable to determine the species. Can you help me? 



Berlin, Conn., Mar. 20, 1878. N. Coleman. 



Interesting Captures. — A perfect specimen of Deidamia inscripta 

 was taken in Newton at light early in June, 1878, the first example 1 have 

 seen from ^this vicinity. Plusia triloba and Oncocneinis chandleri were 

 taken at the Isles of Shoals on flowers in July. R. Thaxter. 



Plantain Beetles. — Prof F. H. Storer, of the Bussey Institution, 

 Jamaica Plain, Mass., writes me that in the latter part of May, 1876, it was 

 next to impossible to discover a single leaf of plantain (Plantago) that was 

 not completely riddled by beetles (Dibolia aerea Melsh.). Several thousand 

 plants from all sorts of situations had passed through his hands, and the 

 only perfect ones he (;ould find were from particularly cold, sunless places 

 on the north side of buildings. Samuel H. Scudder. 



Orthoptera of Florida. The following species of Orthoptera were 

 collected in Appalachicola ; Labidura riparia, Anisobia mariti ma ^ Labia 

 burgessi, Polyzosteria ingens, Stagmomantis Carolina, AnisomorpJia hu- 

 prestoides, Chimarocephala viridifasciata, Caloplenus femur - rubrnm ? , 

 Arphia (near xanthopterd) , Acridiuin appendictdatiim, Psinidia eucerata, 

 Hippiscus plioenicopterus, Amblylropidia subhyalina, Leptysina marginicollis, 

 Arnilia cMoiizans, Trimerotropis picla, Stenobothrus sp., Teltigidea lateralis, 

 Conocephalus triops f, Gryllus luctuosu^. S. H. Scudder. 



Proceedings of the Club. 



§ 29. Insects which live in Resin. Baron Osten 

 Sacken exhibited specimens of Cecidomyia (^Dijylosis) resinicola, 

 the larvse of which inhabit drops of resin on scrub pine (^Pinus 

 inops) and are provided with long breathing tubes which project 

 beyond the surface of the resin. (^March 13., 187 Jf.') 



§ 30. Peculiarities of Riparian Insects. Baron Osten 

 Sacken quoted an observation by Dalman, that insects which 

 hve near water have prominent eyes, and cited, in iUustration 

 of this, the species of Elaphrus, Notiophilus, Stenus, Sphyra- 

 cephala and many Hemiptera. (May S, 1874-} 



