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These, imbued with a natural hatred of the parasites, are constantly 

 on the alert and eager to catch the beetles as they dart from side to 

 side of the cage. After a few minutes the Xenos falls exhausted to 

 the ground when the wasps at once pounce upon it and chew it up. 



This communication was greatly applauded and drew out an interest- 

 ing discussion. 



]\Ir. Schwarz read a paper on the males of the Scolytid genus Xyle- 

 borus. The males of all sjiecies of this genus differ from the females 

 remarkably in general appearance and structural characters and have 

 been described by Zimmerman and Leconte as different species. It is 

 only l>y observation in the field that the two sexes can be recognized 

 as belonging to the same species. A provisional synonymic list of our 

 species was presented. 



Mr. Herbert Osborn gave some notes on the species of Acanthia, 

 describing MrumUnis, inpistrellce^ and columharia, the author's object 

 being to ascertain the i)revalence of these species in this country. 



Mr. James Fletcher gave an account of the insects collected by him 

 in a recent trip to Xepigon, north shore of Lake Superior, dwelling 

 mainly on the habits and earlier stages of certain Lepidoptera and 

 Coleoptera. 



Some interesting notes on the Arthropoda of Liberia, Africa, based 

 upon a six months visit to that country, were read by Mr. O. F. Cook. 



The life history of the northern Mole Cricket was given by Mr. E. W. 

 Doran, descriptions being given of the various stages of this species 

 {GryUotalpa horeaUs), with a short account of its habits in conlinement. 



Miss Mary E. Murtfeldt's paper on the Osage Orange Pyralid was 

 read and will be published in full in Insect Life. 



Mr. E. W. Claypole gave an account of a borer [Janua Jiaviventris) 

 in the stem of the Eed Currant. 



"Xotes on the insect fauna of the Mississippi bottoms," by Mr. Howard 

 Evarts AVeed, gave an account of the fauna of the country adjacent to 

 the Mississippi Eiver, with a list of the most common species collected. 



A paper entitled, "Do Termites cultivate Fungi," by O. F. Cook, 

 discussed the Termites of Liberia and their relation to certain supposed 

 fungi which grow in the nests of the White Ants. 



Miss Mary E. Murtfeldt's paper on the Web-worm Tiger was an ac- 

 count of Plochiomis timidns as an enemy of the Fall Web-w<n'm. 



The committee appointed in reference to an entomological congress 

 to be held in connection with the meeting of the Club in 1893, reported 

 in favor of such a congress, and the officers of the Club were instructed 

 to invite foreign entomologists to be present at the next meeting. 



The committee appointed in reference to a manual of entomology re- 

 ported progress and was continued another year. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year were: President, Charles J. 

 S. Bethune; Vice-President, II. G. Hubbard; Secretary, C. L. Marlatt. 



Ho^vARD Evarts Weed, 



Secretary, 



