242 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Sept., '03 



An Inquiry. — Does anyone know of the existence of Odonata of the 

 subfamily Cordulinse (Selys) in Mexico or Central America? I have 

 not seen a single individual purporting to come from the countries 

 named, excepting one male of Soviatochlora lepida Selys, in the collec- 

 tion of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, labeled " Mex," 

 The history of this individual is unknown, and 1 had long ago added the 

 label " Locality Mexico probably erroneous." — Philip P, Calvert. 



Mr. Charles Durv. of Cincinnati, Ohio, spent forty-eight days col- 

 lecting at Brownsville, Texas. '* I found insects (except fleas and ticks) 

 rather scarce and, though I worked very hard, those expected tropical 

 forms failed to appear in the Lepidoptera. Though I secured many spe- 

 cies that are strangers to me, they are such plain-looking little things that 

 they have no tropical appearance at all. In the Coleoptera a few tropical 

 genera rewarded very careful search. Diptera and Hymenoptera were 

 scarce and but few in species. I left there May 20th, and concluded that 

 I was too early and that June would have been better." 



She and the Kissing Bug. 

 She was an ancient maiden ; 



She told her friends that she 

 Was only twenty-seven, 



But her age was forty-three. 



A kissing bug attacked her ; 

 Her breast was filled with glee. 

 "At last," she cried, " there's something 

 That has a taste for me !" — Newspaper. 



Doings of Societies. 



A meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social was held May 

 20th at the residence of H. W. Wenzel, 1523 S. 13th street, 

 Philadelphia. Eleven persons were present. 



Prof. Smith stated all the collections had been saved from 

 the recent fire at Rutger's College, although the laboratory 

 buildings were destroyed. He also reported that about the 

 middle of May reports came in from a number of locations in 

 New Jersey that the maple leaves were being eaten off at the 

 base by insects. This happened for two or three nights, and 

 upon investigation he found that it was caused by the species 

 of Lachnosterna. 



Mr. Boerner reported Sphceridiimi scarabcBoides from the Phi- 

 ladelphia N^ck, May loth. 



