March, '02] entomological news. 95 



Dr. VanDyke, of San Francisco, Cal., in comparing the 

 Eastern and Western collections of insects, said there are quite 

 a number of species in the Western collections which were not 

 determined correctly and there are also a great many unde- 

 termined species which have never been seen East, while the 

 collections in the East are more correctly determined. He 

 spoke about the number of distinct faunas which are found in 

 California and described the forms found in them. He stated 

 that Omus went around at night, and during the day would 

 be found under stones or logs and were very swift in their 

 movements. Cychrus, as a rule, are only found along water 

 courses. 



Mr. Seiss exhibited two species of Blattidae, collected by 

 Mr. Laurent. One species was Phyllodromia aibensis, col- 

 lected at Miami, Florida. This is the first record of this species 

 (which is Cuban) being found in the United States. The other 

 species was Nydibora sericea taken at Philadelphia. This is the 

 second record of the species being found, the first coming from 

 Massachusetts. 



Mr. Laurent exhibited the species of Coleoptera taken in the 

 dried fruit of Yucca in Florida. He thought some of them 

 were new. He also showed the larva of Lagochirus aranei- 

 formis, which is a rare Cerambycid, taken at Miami, Florida. 



Mr. Daecke exhibited a specimen of the male of Spilochalcis 

 delira taken at Anglesea, N. J., September 26th. Three 

 females were known before, but this is the first record of the 

 male. It yvas, 2l -paxsisite on Dichelia sul/uriatia. The speaker 

 also stated that he had tried to raise a specimen of Tenodera 

 sinensis. The insect hatched in June and the first moult took 

 place between the 12th and 14th, the 2nd on June 21st, the 

 third on June 27th, the fourth July 3rd, the fifth July loth, 

 and the sixth July 26th, and died at this time. It started to 

 eat house flies immediately after the 3rd moult. 



Mr. Daecke also exhibited a specimen of Mutilla montivaga 

 taken at Little Falls, N. J., September 4th, as a record new to 

 New Jersey. 



Mr. Bird, of Rye, N. Y., exhibited a series of the adults and 

 larvae of the genus Hydrcecia which he had taken around his 



