i66 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, 



TThie Entomological Section 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. 



PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS. 

 February 28, 1895. 



A regular stated meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy 

 of Natural Sciences was held in the Hall, S. W. cor. Nineteenth and Race 

 Streets, this evening, Dr. Geo. H. Horn, director, presiding. Dr. Horn 

 mentioned various species of Scymnus. The differences in the secon- 

 dary sexual characters were pointed out and described in both sexes and 

 illustrated by drawings on the black-board. 



Meeting held March 28th. — Dr. Horn, director, presiding. Mr. Johnson, 

 on behalf of Prof. Aldrich, presented to the American Entomological 

 Society, specimens of seven species of Dolichopidae, two of which were 

 represented by type specimens. Mr. Johnson presented a type of a new 

 species of Odontomyia. Mr. Johnson said, that in the preparation of 

 certain illustrations of Diptera he had prepared, he had experimented 

 somewhat in making the plates. The specimens were photographed and 

 the figures " touched-up " with China-white and India-ink, in order to 

 strengthen the light and dark spots. Good results had accrued from this 

 process, as was indicated by two half-tone plates exhibited. Mr, Laurent 

 reported the capture of a specimen of Tenebriodes bimaculatus at German- 

 town. He announced to the Section the death of Mr. C. E. Seeber. The 

 deaths of Drs. Ruschenberger and Ryder, members of the Academy were 

 announced by the director, who reviewed the early work of the former, 

 principally the issuing of a science primer, which the speaker had known 

 to be the direct means of interesting more than one person in the study 

 of natural history; in fact, gave the speaker his first insight into Ento- 

 mology. Dr. Ryder's work in Biology was also praised. Mr. Frank 

 Haimbach was unanimously elected a member of the Section. A fine 

 crayon portrait of the late John L. LeConte, recently acquired by the 

 American Entomological Society, was exhibited to the members. — Wm. 

 Fox, Recorder pro. tent. 



The following papers were read and accepted by the Committee for 

 publication in Entomological News : 



TWO NEW AFRICAN LYC/ENIDS. 



By W. J. Holland, Ph.D , F. Z. S., F. E. S., etc. 



Chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania. 



MIMAGRfA, Butl. 



M. nearata sp. nov. (^. — Allied to M. charmian Kirby and Smith. The 



primaries and secondaries are narrower than in M. chartnian. The inner 



margin of the primaries is straight. The primaries are dark brown with 



a narrow band of Orange-red, composed of four spots located beyond the 



