1 68 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Mav, 'o2 



Mr. Daecke exhibited a specimen of Dichelia sulfiiracs 

 which he had found on Lcmonmm Carolinianum. Also a 

 specimen of Crabro trifasciatus , which had tunneled into a 

 sumach stem. In the same tunnel he had found a dipterous 

 pupa. 



Dr. Skinner exhibited a drawer of Pamphila containing five 

 or six named species which he believed to be only varieties of 

 one form, belonging to the comma-^xow^. 



William J. Fox, Secretary. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held March 27th. Mr. 

 Laurent, Director, presiding. Eleven persons were present. 

 Dr. Skinner exhibited a mass of small shells held together by 

 the cocoon of a lepidopterous larva. Mr. Green exhibited 

 specimens of P/iysonsta nnipiaidata with their larvae, from Boon- 

 ton, N. J. The species is new to New Jersey. Mr. Johnson 

 spoke of an interesting Dipterous insect ( Tachytirchus bino- 

 tatus), in which the long slender arista bears a middle and 

 terminal disc-like node ; in this respect it resembles the Euro- 

 pean genus Sybistronia. It was captured by Mr. George M. 

 Greene at Durham Pond, Morris County, N. J., and has not 

 hitherto been recorded from the State. Mr. J. C, Bradley ex- 

 hibited some interesting in.sects from Haiti. Mr. Laurent 

 showed an aberration of Co/ias philodicc % with the neuration 

 jet black. It was taken by James Gillen, at Ambler, Mont- 

 gomery County, Pa., during the fall of last year. Mr. Laurent 

 also exhibited the Colcoptera he took in Florida last winter and 

 spring; 418 species were found, most of them being taken at 

 Miami, Dade County. Chhruius Jloridanus Horn, taken at 

 linterprise, was sjjecially mentioned. Cichidcla torfuosa was 

 seen in large numbers and fairly swarmed. The plant from 

 which he had bred Laj^ochirus aranri/on>iis was also shown. 

 Some of tlie smaller sj)ccies had l^een mounted ])y Mr. Charles 

 Hoerner. Mr. J. C. Bradley was elected a member of the 

 Section, 



Hbnkv Skinner, Recorder. 



