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A New Method of rearing the Silk VVorm {Bombyx mori L.) on a 

 herbaceous plant, by Dr. C. O. Harz, Stuttgart, 1890. The plant is Scor- 

 zonera hispanica L. 



Doings of Societies. 



Philadelphia, May 22. 1890.— A regular meeting of the Entomological 

 Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences was held at the Hall S. W. 

 cor. 19th and Race Streets. Meeting called to order at 8.20 o'clock. Mr. 

 Martindale in the chair. Members present: Ridings, Cresson and Skinner. 

 Associates: Calvert, Fox, W'estcott, Seeber, Castle and Welles. Mr. 

 Calvert stated that he had recently caught a male specimen of Anomal- 

 agrion hastatum Say, for which species he had been on the lookout for 

 three Summers. It can readily be distinguished from all others by the 

 anomalous shape of the pterostigma of the anterior wing, which is also 

 separated from the anterior margin. The specimen was caught in Dela- 

 ware County, Pa. Mr. Seeber exhibited specimens of the rare and pretty 

 beetle, Biiprestis u/irainaritia, which he had found near Red Bank, N. J.; 

 also a specimen of Belostoma americaniim. Mr. Martindale called at- 

 tention to some cocoons of Callosoviia promethia, which were found on 

 Wild Cherry, and which were peculiar and interesting on account of their 

 ver>' small size. The cocoons had disclosed a pair of moths which were 

 about one-third smaller than normal specimens. He discussed their pos- 

 sible relation to atigu/ifcra, and the full sized form of the species. Mr. 

 Welles spoke of the habits of allied species in regard to the spinning of 

 cocoons. Dr. Skinner described a caterpillar (unknown species) collected 

 by Mrs. J. P. Ballard, at Easton, Pa. Mr. Blake thought it might be 

 Ceratomia amynitor. 



June 9, 1890. — Meeting called to order at 8.30 o'clock. Director Dr. G. 

 H. Horn presiding. Members prestnt: Martindale, Laurent, Ridings and 

 Skinner. Associates: Calvert, Liebeck, Fox, Castle and Haimbach. The 

 reports of the joint publication and the executive committees were read 

 and received. The committee reported favorably on papers Nos. 237 and 

 238. Donations to the Library were read. Verbal communications being 

 in order, Dr. Horn stated that he had lately been engaged on a study of 

 the EucNEMix.t; of Mexico and southward, the results of which were to 

 be published in the " Biologia Centrali Americana." They are very rare, 

 and usually but few species represented in collections. Being so rare and 

 difficult to study, very few have attempted it. He remarked, in addition, 

 that he had twenty-four types of Bonvouloir and all but three or four of 

 the forty-two species known, which latter number would probably be 

 doubled. The meeting adjourned to meet on the fourth Thursday in 

 September. 



Hexrv Skinxer, 



Recorder. 



