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Summer, both in the field and at the electric lights. He had caught two 

 specimens of Terias nicippe and a female of Pamphila campestris in 

 Fairmount Park. Both of these species are rare here, the latter being 

 exceedingly rare. Dr. Castle stated that he had visited his old locality 

 for Blaps similis at Alexandria, Va., and had not found any owing to 

 trenches having been dug in the immediate neighborhood and filled 

 with boiling water. Mr. Welles had found Lycomorphus pholus very 

 abundant at Elwyn, Delaware County, Pa. Dr. Skinner exhibited the 

 insects collected by Mr. Mengel and Dr. Hughes on the west coast of 

 Greenland. There were about 25 specimens of Hymenoptera, 166 Dip- 

 tera, 8 Coleoptera, 106 butterflies and 143 moths. Mr. Seeber exhibited 

 and presented 260 Hymenoptera, 65 Diptera and 2 Neuroptera, all taken 

 in and around the city. He had found that in using a cyanide bottle that 

 constantly opening it greatly deteriorated its killing qualities, and in the 

 future he intended to try ether, as he could then replenish the killing 

 bottle with ether when necessary. Dr. Horn said that his work on Agrilus 

 was finished, and he exhibited all the known species of our faunal limits, 

 54 species all told, 22 of which were described as new. He had dealt 

 with but one unique; most species wqre exceedingly well represented. 

 They are readily separated into groups by pretty good characters. Some 

 of the characters noted and described were new. He also stated that he 

 had recently been studying Ainara and some other things. Mr. W'estcott 

 spoke of the good luck he had had in collecting moths at sugar, etc., but 

 had found diurnals very scarce. Mr. Nathan Banks, of Washington, was 

 proposed as an associate of the Section. — H. Skinner, Recorder. 



OBITUARY 



Edward W. Janson, died in London, Sept. 14, 1891, aged 69. He 

 was especially known to entomologists as a dealer in insects, boxes and 

 appliances. \Wiile he possessed skill and judgment as an entomologist, 

 he h&s written but little, preferring to devote his talents to the assistance 

 of others. He possessed what is probably the best collection of Elateridae 

 known, having acquired the first typical series from Dr. Cand^ze by pur- 

 chase. His library was very full, and was especially rich in pamphlets. 



Entomological News for October was mailed September 29, 1891. 



