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* 313. The Springfield Daily Republiaan, Dec. 10, 

 1874, contains the following. 



Notice of Psyche and the Cambridge Entomological Club, p. 3. 



* 814. J. A. Lintner. The New Apple-worm. Albany 

 [N. Y.J Evening Times, April 12, 1875. 



Finding of Mermis sp., an entozoan parasite of the larva of Carpocapsa 

 pomone.Ua within an apple ; habits of Gordius parasites of insects. 



Proceedings of the Club. 



§ 6. On Eumenia Atala. Mr. Scudder said he had 

 lately received from Dr. Packard the larvae and pupae of Eume- 

 nia Atala collected by Dr. Edw. Palmer. This butterfly has 

 been very variously classified by separate authors, having been 

 placed by Godart between the Satyrids and the Brassolids, and 

 among the Erycinids by Lucas. Westwood, in the Genera of 

 Diurnal Lepidoptera, placed it among the Lycaenids. Boisduval 

 made a distinct family for it. The character of the cell of the 

 fore wings was erroneously stated by Bates, who thought the 

 cell was closed bv a vein resembling the others, and suggested 



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that this species with some others might form a separate group 

 among the Lycaenids. The existence of a strong vein is only 

 apparent, however, and due to the character of the scales at the 

 apex of the cell. On denuding the wing it is seen that in both 

 sexes the vein which closes the cell is really almost obsolete. 

 The fore tarsi of the males are one-jointed, and spinous. Dr. 

 Palmer was able to assure Mr. Scudder that the larvae collected 

 really belong to this species. They differ greatly from the lar- 

 vae of Lycaenids in being but little onisciform, in having distinct 

 though minute, prolegs, an only partially retractile head and but 

 slight enlargment of the prothoracic segment. The 'pupae do 

 not have the terminal segment wholly upon the "under surface 

 of the body, as is the case in the Lycaenids. The larva feeds 

 on Zamia. (J)ec. 11, 18740 



§ 7. Vanessa urticae in North America. Mr. Out- 

 ram Bangs exhibited a worn specimen of Vanessa urticae, 

 which he had collected on the wing, at Watertown, Mass., a 

 few years ago. (June 11, 1875S) 



No. 18 was issued Nov. 12 and 29, 1875. 



