340 Entomological news. [Dec, '03 



Mr. Kwiat took the floor and led a discussion on the genus 

 Crocota. He exhibited a number of specimens of Crocota 

 {Eubaphe), and spoke of his efforts to identify them. 



The Hterature on the subject is widely scattered and not at 

 all accessible. He was able to identify positively only one 

 species — E. laeta. Among a series of specimens from St. 

 Louis, he had one female agreeing fairly well with the descrip- 

 tion of E. opella, the others of the series grading into what 

 Mr. Kwiat called belmaria, from New Brighton, Pa. 



Of this latter series, one specimen ( 9 ) answered quite well 

 to Ehrman's description of E. rubricosta, but the red is not as 

 pronounced as the description indicates. 



The remaining forms (of which there were five or six) are 

 no doubt in E. iimnaculata and E. aurantiaca and its varieties. 

 What Mr. Kwiat believed to be E. immaculata and its variety 

 trimaculosa failed to answer to the description in that they 

 lacked the rose color entirely. Mr. Longley, however, exhib- 

 ited two specimens of the same form with quite a pronounced 

 rosy tinge ; so the identification is probably correct. 



E. aurantiaca, var. qiiinaria, was easily identified, and Mr. 

 Kwiat expressed the opinion that these might prove to be the 

 9 9 of immaculata, they having been taken in the same 

 locality as immaculata, and his entire catch of that species, 

 some thirty specimens, being all males. 



He has one female with primaries of a deep chocolate brown 

 with three white spots, and secondaries yellow, slightly tinged 

 with reddish, having a heavy black discal mark and two large 

 submarginal spots. This specimen resembles the ittwiaculata 

 form very closely in general appearances. Mr. Kwiat de- 

 clined to express an opinion on the others, although brevicor- 

 nis was undoubtedly represented by typical specimens. 



He expects to continue his study of the genus, and will 

 make an effort to procure eggs and larvae for breeding pur- 

 poses 



Mr. Longley exhibited a number of specimens. 

 Informal discussion followed Mr. Kwiat' s talk. 

 John Comstock, 



Recorder, Entomological Section, 



