3o8 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Nov., '03 



The September meeting of the Newark Entomological 

 Society was held on the 13th with President Angelman in the 

 chair and nine members present. 



Messrs'. Bischoff and Stortz reported the captures of Sphcs- 

 ridium scarabeoides , first part of September, generally dis- 

 tributed and common in fresh cow excrement ; and 3 speci- 

 mens of Lixus' jullichii April 12th. 



Mr. Buchholz the capture of Moma fallax at Paterson, N. 

 J., May loth, and a Sphhix chersis^ at Elizabeth, May 22nd. 



Mr. Keller Arzama vubiifica in Passaic Co., August 29th. 



Mr. Angelman spoke about having seen several specimens 

 of Catopsilia eubule in and about Newark September 1 2-1 3th. 



The October meeting of the Newark Entomological Society 

 was held on the 12th with Vice-president Stortz in the chair 

 and 12 members present. 



Messrs. John Martin and J. D. Mayfield were elected to 

 membership. 



Otto Buchholz, Secretary. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held September 24th, 

 Vice Director H. W. Wenzel presiding. Sixteen persons were 

 present. The death of Prof. A. R. Grote was announced. 

 Dr. Calvert exhibited Riker mounts of insects. He considered 

 them the most convenient mounts for passing around to a 

 class of students. Mr. Rehn exhibited a species of Hetero- 

 pteryx remarkable for size and antigeny. He also exhibited 

 vSpecimens of walking-sticks from the island of Obi in the 

 Moluccas representing probably the first collections from that 

 place. He said they were the property of Mr. Morgan He- 

 bard and doubtless represented a number of new species. Mr. 

 Ilg exhibited Riker mounts of butterflies, some of them 

 showing transformations. Mr. Fenninger exhibited a large 

 unknown species of Tipula from Lehigh Gap, Pa. Dr. Skinner 

 made some remarks on the genus Xoios and exhibited the 

 three known North American species. The distribution of 

 Callidryas eubule was discussed. Mr. W. D. Kearfott was 

 elected an Associate of the Section. 



Henry Skinner, Recorder. 



