1896.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 95 



and Smith to respond to the toasts on Entomology — past, present 

 and future, other toasts following in order. 



Theo. H. ScHMiTZ, Secretary. 



Xhie Entomological Section 



ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA. 



PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS. 



The following paper was read and accepted by the Committee for 

 publication in Entomological News : 



A NEW SPECIES OF MELEOMA. 



By Nathan Banks, 



Meleoma slossonae n. sp. — Length 18 mm. Pale green, an indistinct 

 yellowish stripe on middle of thorax, black stripe on cheek from eye to 

 mouth, palpi mostly black, in ^J^ a small black dot on innerside of basal 

 joint of antennae; antennae wholly pale, a brown mark at each anterior 

 corner of the pronotum, veins of wings green, some of the cross-veins 

 partly black, pterostigma opaque. Bases of antennae widely separated, 

 basal joints diverging, in the cJ^ the third joint is swollen on the innerside 

 and concave outside, and much larger than in the 9 '. between the an- 

 tennae in the c^ is a short horn, about as long as broad, trifid at tip, the 

 median part slightly longer and acute; on the middle of the face is a 

 bunch of pale hairs; in the $ there are only some sutures indicating some- 

 what the shape of the horn of the (^\ above on the vertex, in both sexes, 

 is a rounded transverse ridge; on the pronotum a somewhat elevated 

 portion each side as in M. signoretti; wings slightly acute at tips, venation 

 as in M. signoretti. 



Several specimens from Mt. Washington and Crawford Notch, 

 N. H., collected by Mrs. Annie T, Slosson. 



This species is separated from M. sigjioretti Fitch: 



First, by its larger size, the latter being about 16 mm. long. 



Second, M. signoretti has no marks on the cheeks, and the 

 palpi are pale. 



Third, the horn of M. signoretti is as long as the basal joint 

 of the antennae, in M. slossoncz it is not half as long; in the former 

 the tip is deflected, bifid and with a recurved median tooth. 



Fourth, on the face of M. signoretti are two smooth brown 

 elevations, not present in M. slossoncs. 



