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[August— December 1S89. 



PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



CAMBRIDGE ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB. 



( Continued from f. 1^3.) 



8 April 18S7. — The 128th meeting was 

 held at 156 Brattle St. , Cambridge, on Friday, 

 8 April, 1887. The president, Mr. J. H : 

 Einerton in the chair. 



In the absence of a quorum no business 

 was transacted. 



Mr. C. W. Woodworth showed photo- 

 graphs representing the venation of the 

 wings of various coleoptera. The venation 

 of the wings of the adefhaga diflters from 

 that which pertains in the other coleoptera, 

 with the exception of the cnpesidae. Mr. 

 Woodworth has devoted considerable time 

 to this subject and sajs that he has had no 

 difficulty in recognizing some of the families 

 of the order by means of the venation of 

 their wings. The result which will proba- 

 bly be obtained from his study promise to be 

 of considerable value. 



Mr. S H. Scudder spoke of the importance 

 of such a method of separation in the deter- 

 mination of the fossil forms of coleoptera, as 

 in many cases the wings are the only parts 

 well preserved. 



Mr. Woodworth then stated that he has 

 found another difference between the <idc- 

 ■phaga and the lower coleoptera. The ova- 

 rioles of the former series belong to the 

 same type as those of the hymenoptera, 

 diptera, lepidoptera and neuroptera, while a 

 different type is found in the rest of the order 

 and in all other insects, with the exception 

 of the vivipai-ous aphidae, the ovarioles of 

 which, although said to resemble those of 

 the hymenoptera, etc., appear rather to be 

 intermediate between the two types above 

 indicated. 



Mr. Scudder showed his collection of 

 American and European caterpillars. 



Mr. Woodworth stated that he believed 

 the color of the larvae of Pafilio crcsplioutes 

 to be protective. 



Mr. Scudder recorded the capture of Phy- 

 ciodcs hatesii \n the VVhite Mts., in June, 1S86, 



and remarked on the probable identity of 

 this species and P. i/iaros. 



Mr. R. Hayward showed specimens of 

 Aphodius pumiltis, from New Mexico, a 

 species described by Dr. Horn in a mono- 

 graph of the genus now in press. Mr. Hay- 

 ward's specimens are from the valley of the 

 Rio Animas. He also showed specimens of 

 our two species of Ainphizoa (A. itisolevs 

 Lee. and A. lecontei Matth.) and remarked 

 on the differences between them. 



13 May 18S7. — The 129th meeting was held 

 at 61 Sacramento St., Cambridge, 13 May 

 1SS7; The president, Mr. J: H. Emerton in 

 the chair. 



Mr; S : H. Scudder showed an e^^o^ T/iecla 

 sirigosa collected at Turkey Hill, Arlington, 

 and also a drawing of it by Mr. Emerton. 

 The egg was protected in a curious way by 

 threads which fastened it to the twig on 

 which it was laid. 



Mr. R. Hayward exhibited specimens of 

 various North American species of JVebria, 

 and remarked briefly on the habit of N. 

 ptirpurata and N. trifaria as observed by 

 him in Colorado. 



Mr. C: W: Woodworth exhibited a collec- 

 tion oi p/nilangidaeirom Illinois. 



10 June 1887. — The 130th meeting was held 

 at 61 Sacrainento St.. Cambridge, and was 

 called to order by the president. Mr. J. H : 

 Emerton. 



Mr. J. H : Emerton showed some parasites 

 of spiders in their various stages, which he 

 had taken near Roberts Station, Waltham. 

 From one of these parasites the h^nien- 

 opterous imago had been obtained. (See 

 Insect life, V. I, p. 106-107.) 



14 October 1887. — The 131st meeting was 

 held at 61 Sacramento Street, Cambridge; 

 the president, Mr. J. H : Emerton in the chair. 

 The publication of P.syche was discussed at 

 some length. 



11 November 1SS7. The 132nd meeting 

 was held at 61, Sacramento St., Cambridge. 

 In the absence of the president, Mr. Geoige 

 Dimmock was chosen chairman. 



Nomination 144, that of Mr. W. S. Wads- 



