PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



OF I^IEIIXj^f^XJEIjIPIil^^. 



VOLUME ONE 



Contains 381 pages and 3 plates, viz: 



Coleoptera.— Catalogue of the Cicindelidaj of N. A., 14 

 pages. — Catalogue of the Longieorn Coleoptera taken in 

 the vicinity of Philadelphia, 9 pages.— Descriptions of 

 new species, 3 papers, 16 pages. — Jfotes and descriptions 

 of Coleopterous larvae and pupae, 3 papers, 30 pages and 1 

 plate. — On winter collecting, 5 pages. 



Lepidoptera.— On Micro-Lepidoptera,3 papers, 24 pages. 

 — Synopsis of Families of Heterocera, 9 pages.— Notes and 

 descriptions of new species, 4 papers, 13 pages and 1 plate. 

 Metamorphoses of Ceratomia quadricornis, 8 pages. 



Hymenoptera. — Catalogue of North American Hyme- 

 noptera, 4 papers, 67 pages. — Descriptions of new species, 

 3 papers, 15 pages. — On the Cynipidae of the North Ame- 

 rican Oaks and their galls, 26 pages. 



Siptera. — Characters of the larvae of Mycetophilidae, 22 

 pages and 1 plate. — Lasioptera reared from a gall on the 

 golden-rod. 2 pages. 



Hemiptera.— Descriptions of new species, 4 pages. 



Homoptera. — On the genera of Aphidse found in the 

 United States, 18 pages. 



Miscellaneous. — The Tarantula and its destroyer, 2 

 pages. — Importance of Insect Architecture to Entomolo- 

 gists, and Remarks on Tent-building AntB,4 pages.— Pro- 

 ceedings of Meetings, &c., 103 pages. 



VOLUME TWO 



Contains 562 pages and 11 plates, viz: 



Coleoptera. — Descriptions of new species, 5 pages. 



Lepidoptera. — Descriptions of a supposed new genus and 

 species of Saturnidae, from the Rocky Mountains; North 

 American Micro-Lepidoptera, 3 papers; Description of 

 certain species of Diurnal Lepidoptera, found within the 

 limits of the United States and British America, 3 papers ; 

 Description of certain species of Catoeala, found within 

 the United States ; Additions to the Catalogue of United 

 States Lepidoptera, 3 papers; A revision of the species of 

 Cymatophorina, with descriptions of new species; De- 

 scription of a new species ol North American Gortyna; 

 Description of a new species of North American Papilio; 

 Notes on Central American Lepidoptera, with descrip- 

 tions of new species, 2 papers; Contributions towards a 

 monograph of the genus Crocota; On some hitherto unde- 

 seribed Lepidopterous larvae; Descriptions of two new 

 species of Arctiidse; Observations on American Tineina; 

 Catalogue of North American Butterflies, 2 papers. — 178 

 pages and 10 plates. 



Hymenoptera. — Descriptions of several supposed new 

 species of Cynips, with remarks on the formation of cer- 

 tain Galls ; Contributions to the Natural History of the Cy- 

 nipidjB of the United States ; On Dimorphism in the Hy me- 

 nopterous genus Cynips, with an Appendix, containing 

 hints for a new classification of Cynipidae, including de- 

 scriptions of several new species inhabiting the Oak-galls 

 of Illinois; Description of a new species ot Masaris, from 

 the Rocky Mountains; List of the North American spe- 

 cies of Bombus and Apathus; On the North American 

 species of the genus Nomada; On the North American 

 species of several genus of Apidffi.— 196 pages and 1 plate. 



Miscellaneous.— Observations on certain North Ameri- 

 can Neuroptera, with descriptions of now species; He- 

 mipterological Contributions; Orthopterological Contri- 

 butions. — 130 pages. 



VOLUME THREE 

 Contains 708 pages and 6 plates, viz: 



Coleoptera.— Pescriptions of new species, 2 papers, 12 

 pages. 



Lepidoptera.— North American Micro-Lepidoptera; 

 Description of the female of Argynnis Diana; Notes on 

 the Argvnnides of California; Description of a new genus 

 and species of North American Noctuina; Descriptions of 



North American Lepidoptera, 3 papers : List of a collec- 

 tion of Lepidoptera Heterocera taken near Williarastown, 

 Mass. ; Notes on certain species of North American Lepi- 

 doptera; List of Diurnal Lepidoptera, found in (he vici- 

 nity of Cleveland, Ohio; Notes on some of the Diurnal 

 Lepidoptera of the State of New York, with descriptions 

 of their larvae and chrysalides; Notes on some Sphingidse, 

 with descriptions of their larvae and pupae; Synopsis of 

 the Bombycida: of the United States, 2 papers; Descrip- 

 tions of three new species of Limacodes; Notes upon 

 Exotic Lepidoptera. with descriptionsof some new species. 

 — 278 pages and 6 plates. 



Hymenoptera — Descriptions of several new species of 

 Cynips and a new species of Diastrophus; On the North 

 American species of the genus Osmia ; Descriptions of se- 

 veral new species of North American Apidae; Descrip- 

 tions of North American Hj'menoptera, 2 papers ; De- 

 scriptions of two new genera of North American Ichneu- 

 monidae ; Descriptions of two new species of Masaris; 

 Notes on Tenthredinidae, with descriptions of new spe- 

 cies. — 200 pages. 



Diptera. — Description of several new North American 

 Ctenophorse; On Diptera inhabiting galls of certain spe- 

 cies of Willow. — 107 pages. 



Miscellaneous. — On the pupa of Baetisca; On certain 

 Entomological Speculations of the New England School 

 of Naturalists ; On Phytophagic Varieties and Phytopha- 

 gic Species. — 77 pages. 



VOLUME FOUB 



Contains 50B pages and 3 plates, viz: 



Coleoptera. — Descriptions of new species of North Ame- 

 rican Coleoptera; Compiled descriptions of North Ame- 

 rican Staphylinidae. — 39 pages. 



Lepidoptera. — Descriptions of three new species of Ca- 

 nadian Nocturnal Lejiidoptera; Description of a new spe- 

 cies of Cuban Lepidoptera; Description of Diurnal Lepi- 

 doptera, founti within the limits of the United States 

 and British America, No. 4 ; Notes upon Papilio aste- 

 rias and Saturnia prometheus hermaphrodites; On the 

 Synonymy of Parathyris Angelica, Grote; Descriptions 

 of North American Lepidoptera, No. 6; Description of a 

 new species of Citheronia, and remarks on Anisota rubi- 

 cunda; Lepidopterological Notes and Descriptions, No. 1; 

 Observations on some American Pierinae. — 44 pages and 

 3 plates. 



Hymenoptera. — On the Hymenoptera of Cuba; Cata- 

 logue of Hymenoptera 'from Colorado Territory; Descrip- 

 tions of new species of Mutilla from California; Contri- 

 butions to the Natural History of the Cynipidae of the 

 United States and of their Galls, Art. 4. — 391 pages. 



Diptera. — Descriptions of some new genera and species 

 of North American Limnobina, Part 1. — 18 pages. 



Neuroptera. — Description of the imago and larva of a 

 new species of Chrysopa. — 5 pages. 



VOLUME FIVE, 



Part I, contains 150 pages and 2 plates, viz: — Coleop- 

 tera: On some new species of Pselaphidae. — Lepidoptera: 

 Revision of the hitherto known species of the genus Chi- 

 onobas in North America; Notes on Cuban Sphingidse; 

 Description of a new species of Limenitis : North Ameri- 

 can ilicro-Lepidoptera.— Hymenoptera: Monograph of 

 the Philanthidae of North America. 



P.vuT II (concluding the volume,) is now in press, and 

 will soon be ready for distribution. 

 jS9~ Only a few copies left of Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4. 

 Price per volume, $4. 

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E. T. CRESSON, Cor. Sec. 



Ro. 618 South Thirteenth St., 



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