iqS entomological news. [June, '02 



At the April meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held at 

 the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 South 13th Street, 

 Philadelphia, ten persons were present. 



Prof. Smith exhibited portions of branches of elm showing 

 the work of Anthaxia ridifrons. Associated with it were the 

 burrows of a large unidentified Buprestid, and of Neoclytus 

 erythrocephahis ; the borings of the latter are round and quite 

 deep as compared with the others. The borings of a probable 

 Scolytid were also present. 



Mr. Daecke reported the capture of Vespa Carolina at 

 Lucastown, N. J., on April 14th, and asked concerning its 

 building habits. Discussed by Messrs. Fox, Johnson and 

 Smith. 



Mr. H. Wenzel reported the capture of Adranes LeContei 

 hear Woodbury, N. J., April 13th, and of an interesting Sta- 

 phylinid from a colony of termites. 



Prof. Smith exhibited pieces of an old railway tie from 

 Anglesea, N. J., by Mr. E. L. Dickeson with masses of eggs of 

 some large orthopterous insect. They were unknown to the 

 members, but Mr. Johnson and Mr. Seiss reported the finding 

 of similar pods. 



Mr. H. Wenzel exhibited immaculate forms of Cidndela 

 pundulata, splendida, aimatilis, and scxguttata from Vowell's 

 Mills, La. 



Mr. Fox spoke on a new genus of bees, Lithurgopsis to 

 replace IJtkurgiis as a name for the American species which had 

 been referred to that genus. 



Mr. Johnson e-Kh\h\\.ed s^echwtns oi P/iylloscciis pallescens SiXid 

 atra and a mottled form, and spoke of the difference of opinion 

 as to whether this latter form represented a distinct species or 

 was the same as atra. He also showed living larvae of Ste- 

 gomyia fasciata from Cuba, which he had raised from eggs 

 carried to him in a dry state by Mr. John Taylor, of Havana. 



Prof. Smith .stated that the eggs of yJidcs S»iii/iii sive laid in 

 dry pitcher-plants, and hatch only when these are filled with 

 water. Culcx canadensis and triscriata hibernate apparently in 

 larval stage. Although Anopheles maculipcnnis and Culex 

 pungcns were found in early April of this year in cellars at 



