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 34, '99. 



DOINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



At a meeting ot the Entomological section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Mr. Fox reported the presenta- 

 tion by Mrs. Slosson of a specimen of Mellinus bimacxdatus, taken 

 at Fi-anconia, N. H. It is a very rare species, i Mr. Lancaster Thomas 

 said that collecting at Cranberry, N. C, has been very poor this 

 past season. There was but one-third the usual rainfall, which 

 made it the dryest summer there for twenty years. The absence of 

 • Terias jucunda and delta was mentioned. Mr. Gerhard, who had 

 spent a year collecting Lepidoptera in Bolivia for Mr. A. J. Weeks, 

 Jr., of Boston, Mass-, said he collected tirst at Molleudo on thecoast, 

 but took but fiiw species. Thence he went to Arequipa, 108 miles 

 inland. Thift place would be a desert except for ix'rigation. Col. 

 lecting was done along the ditches and on the Alfalfa and a few ad. 

 ditional Jspecie^ found. Puno at 12,000 feet was a dry place 

 without much vegetation ; about five species were found here. 

 Other places at high altitudes were mentioned, but did not produce 

 much. lie then went to La Paz, the starting point to the interior, 

 or more tropical part of the country. About five species ot diurnals 

 were found at La Paz. Ciiulumani (o.OCM) feet) was the next place 

 visited, where he retnairiod seven weeks on acu^ount of the difficul- 

 ties of travel and the brcjiking out of the revolution. The foot of 

 the valley was the best place to collect, but the roadn were very poor 

 and zigzag in chara<'tcr and (juile steep. The rain greatly inter- 

 fered with collecting, but were often intermittent in character and 

 the sun would shine between the showers. In seven weeks 1,800 

 Hpccimcns were taken. Owing to the illness of the mules locomo- 

 tion was difficult and walking comi>nlsory. The Indian guido 

 walked through the cold rainsand snow in a state of nudity without 

 appnrent diMuxnfort. The great beauty of the mountain scenery 

 wasgraphlcally dc«;rlbod. The hotels were poorand hardly worthy 

 of the name and are called tarnboM. The rooms were cheerless and 

 ahnoHt without furnifurc. By collciting locally belter results 

 were obtained than by trying to cover too much territory. The 

 ••cood Journey was mode to the tropical country, about three days^ 



