8o ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, 



BiOLOGiscHES Centralblatt (Erlangen), xi, No. i, Feb. i, 1891. — 

 Parthenogenesis in Ants by artificial temperature. The meaning of the 

 antennae in Mynnedonia. On the question of the hearing power of Ants; 

 all by E. Wasman. 



Compte-Rendu. L'Academie des Sciences (Paris), Feb. 2, 1891. — 

 Locusts {Acridium peregrinum Oliv.) in the extreme south of Algeria 

 and the locust-eating population, by J. Kunckel d'Herculais; refers to the 

 devastations beginning in December, 1890. 



Doings of Societies. 



Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences. — 

 A meeting was held Feb. 26, 1891, Dr. Horn, director, presiding. Meeting 

 called to order at 8.15 p.m. Members present: Martindale, Ridings and 

 Skinner. Associates: Liebeck, Fox, Calvert. Dr. Horn exhibited draw- 

 ings to illustrate Cryptohypnus, and also some new species intended for 

 the Transactions. The head in Epicauta was shown, and also a drawing 

 of an Elaterid supposed to be a Cryptohypnus. The species was sent to 

 Dr. Cand^ze, inquiring as to what he thought its proper position. He was 

 disposed to put it near Colymbetes. Dr. Horn considered it near Crypto- 

 hypnus. The characters of the species were discussed and their relations 

 to allied genera dwelt on. An Eleodes was shown with curious modifi- 

 cations of the hind tibise. Mr. Philip Nell was proposed as an associate 

 of the Section. Henry Skinner. 



Recorder. 



OBITUARY. 



Edward Andre, F. E. S. — The French publications announce the 

 death of this well-known Hymenopterist. His principal work was "Spe- 

 cies des Hymenopteres d'Europe et d' Algeria," commenced in 1879 ^"<1 

 continued until his death. 



The death has been announced of Prof Philipe Poey, the eminent 

 Cuban naturalist and director of the Zoological Museum in Havana. He 

 has done much good work in entomology. 



Dr. S. S. Rathvon, of Lancaster, Pa., on March 19th, aged 79 years. He 

 was a corresponding member of the Academy of Natural Sciences and 

 American Entomological Society; also one of the founders of the Linnaean 

 Society of Lancaster. 



Errata to Vol. II, No. 3. 

 Page 42, line 14 from top, for incurvation of inner eye, read inner eye 

 margin. 

 Page 49, line 5 from bottom, for acpitis, read capitis. 

 Page 53, for urtioae, read urtic3d. 

 Page 54, line 18 from top, for cervical, read conical. 



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