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insects, and exhibited views of the country. Dragonflies were 

 numerous. The locality was mentioned as being excellent 

 collecting ground. Parasitic Hymenoptera were also abund- 

 ant and several new Ichneumonidae were found. Mr. Ilg ex- 

 hibited a Lepidopterous larva from Japan. Mr. Matthews 

 exhibited specimens of Attacus splendidus, orizaba and calleta 

 reared from cocoons from Mexico. Mr. lyaurent exhibited the 

 butterflies taken by himself at Miami, Florida., between Feb- 

 ruary 1 8th and April 7th ; forty-eight species were taken. 

 He stated that Erycides amyntas has the peculiar habit of 

 alighting under leaves with the wings downward. 



On Sunday last. Dr. Calvert and Mr. Daecke went to Manu- 

 muskin, N. J., and were successful in taking a number of 

 Telagidon daeckei in the thickets southeast of the swamp, out of 

 the way of the wind. Both sexes were taken. Mr. C. S. Brim- 

 ley also took it at Raleigh, N. C, June loth and later. 



Dr. Calvert also stated that Mr. Henry L. Viereck had col- 

 lected a number of the larvae of Micrathyria berenice which had 

 not previously been known. They live in salt water but not 

 as salty as that of the ocean. The vSpecimens were taken at 

 Cape May ; they will be described later. Gomphceschna furcil- 

 lata was reported from Philadelphia. A male alighted on Dr. 

 Calvert's kitchen door, and a female flew into the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences. 



Henry Skinner, Recorder. 



The Annual Field Day (eighth quarterly meeting) of the 

 Pacific Coast Entomological Society, was held on May 30th, 

 at Leona Heights, Alameda Co., Cal. 



Nine members and six invited guests participated in the 

 outing. 



One specimen of Desmocerus californicus was taken from 

 the foliage of Sambucus glaucus ; this species is very rare in 

 this locality, one having been taken some fifteen years before. 

 Many other good things were taken, among which may be 

 mentioned Omus californicus, Cychrus cristatus and interruptus, 

 Cremastochihis angula^'is, Acmcsops tumida and Exochomus 

 pilatei. The I^epidopterists took a number of good specimens. 

 F. E. Blaisdell, M. D., Secretary, 



