Jan., '92] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 27 



The venation in the legions proposed by Dr. Selys was ex- 

 plained and illustrated. The speaker also called attention to 

 the wings of the nymph of Tenodera sinensis, which he com- 

 pared to those of an Odonat, and pointed out the differences. 



Carl W. Fenninger, George M. Greene and Dr. W. M. Van 

 Atter were elected associates of the section. 



Henry Skinner, Recorder. 



The nineteenth regular meeting of the Harris Club was 

 held at 35 Court St., Boston, on the evening of September 20, 

 1901. President Newcomb presided, and sixteen persons were 

 present. Mr. Harry Mitchell was unanimously elected to 

 membership. 



Mr. Newcomb entertained the club with an account of the 

 discovery and capture of Chionobas katahdin n. sp. in June 

 last, and later exhibited some interesting portions of the col- 

 ection of Lepidoptera made by the late A. F. Chatfield. 



On behalf of Mr. A. H. Clark, Mr. Newcomb reported the 

 occurrence oi Papilio cresphontes in Newtonville, Mass. , Septem- 

 ber 13th. 



Mr. Low exhibited a fine specimen of Anartia jatropha cap- 

 tured on Atlantic Ave., Boston, near the fruit wharves, June 

 29th. 



The twentieth regular meeting was held on the evening of 

 October 18, 1901. President Newcomb presided, and nineteen 

 persons were present. Messrs. Oliver B. Coe and C. L. 

 Schwartz were unanimously elected to membership. It was 

 voted that hereafter the regular meetings should be held on 

 the second Tuesday of each month. 



Butterflies of the genus Argynnis were exhibited and dis- 

 cussed by various members. Mr. R. W. Denton called atten- 

 tion to the fact that the males in this genus are usually dis- 

 tinguished by the fringe of long hairs close to the subcostal 

 vein of the hind wing. 



Mr. Kirkland spoke of finding the English scale insect, 

 Asterodiaspis quercicola, on imported English golden oaks in 

 the Middlesex fells. It appears to be spreading to the native 



