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Discussed by Messrs. Mann, Marx, Test, Ashmead, Schwarz, Howard, Banks, and 

 Marlatt. 



Mr. Pergande presented a note on the "Peculiar Habits of AmmophWa f/ryphuK 

 Smith." A very interesting description was given of tlie actions of a female of this 

 insect about the site of a completed and closed burrow, in which later examinations 

 showed that she had deposited the full-grown larva of Heierocampa manteo Doub. 

 ^ suhalhicans Grt., having iirst deposited an egg about midway of the body of the 

 host larva. A figure was exhibited showing the larva with the egg in situ together 

 with the specimen itself and an example of the Ammophila. 



Discussed by Messrs. Fox, Ashmead, Schwarz, and Marlatt. 



Mr. Linell presented a note on the North American species of Valgus in which, 

 after a reference to the bibliography of the three native species of the genus, a 

 table for their separation was given. 



Discussed by Mr. Schwarz. 



Mr. Banks gave some notes on Prodidomits 7Uifus Hentz, a spider which has not 

 been seen since Hentz' time. His remarks comprised a reference to the bibliography 

 of the species, a statement of its relationship and characteristics, together with a 

 careful description based on immature specimens found among loose papers in a 

 drawer last summer. 



Discussed by Messrs. Fox, Gill, Marx, Howard, and others. 



Mr. Chittenden presented by title a paper on " Food Habits of Chrysomelidae." 



Mr. Schwarz called attention to a statement by Dr. M. Busgen (in his recent work 

 on the honey-dew of Aphids) to the effect that the honey-dew is not secreted from 

 the nectaries as hitherto supposed, but ejected from the anus. He also referred to 

 an interesting work recently published by C. A. Piepers on the migratory move- 

 ments of butterflies on the island of Java, and gave a brief r^sum6 of the author's 

 explanation of these phenomena which are comparable to the nuptial flight observed 

 in other insects. 



C. L. Marlatt, 

 Becordi n (j Secretary. 



