6o8 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [November, 



Doings of Societies. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held Maj^ 24th with nine 

 persons present. Dr. D. M. Castle reported lack of success in 

 collecting Dichelonycha fiisca at Angora, Pa., this spring. Last 

 year he found them in plenty, but this year took but one. Dr. 

 Calvert stated that he was at Sea Isle City, N. J., last week 

 and saw but few insects around the fresh- water ponds and no 

 Odonata. Mr. Carl Ilg was duly elected an Asssociate of the 

 Section. 



Henry Skinner,* Recorder. 



The October meeting of the Newark Entomological Society 

 was called to order by President Kemp, eight members being 

 present. Having had no meeting since April, on account of 

 the members being busily engaged in collecting, there was con- 

 siderable business transacted. 



Mr. Stortz reported the capture of Erebus odoi'a in Newark 

 on September 26th, and Mr. Schleckson the same on Septem- 

 ber 4th. 



President Kemp left in May for a collecting trip through 

 Tennessee and Kentucky. He returned in August and shortly 

 after went to South Jersey on another trip. He has a large 

 number of Catocala on hand. 



After a sociable chat about his trip and other things of inter- 

 est to the members the meeting adjourned. 



Wm. H. Broadwell, Secretary. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held September 27th. 

 Mr. Laurent, Director, presiding. Fourteen persons were pres- 

 ent. Mr. Laurent donated a handsome specimen of the nest 

 of Vesper ynaculata, found at Mt. Holly, N. J. He stated that 

 he had visited Da Costa, N. J., during July in .search of Neo- 

 nytnpha areolatus, but the swamp in which he had previously 

 taken them in some abundance was dried up and none were 

 seen. Mr. Laurent said Ceratomia catalpw was spreading. He 

 reported them from a number of places near the city, notably 



