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lecting trip through the South, Gulf Hammock, Fla. , being the 

 terminus. 



Dr. Hughes spoke to the members in reference to dust proof 

 cabinets, recommending them to those who needed new^ ones; 

 the ones referred to are made of sheet-iron, the grooves for the 

 drawers being so arranged as to make them interchangeable and 

 put together so as to make them absolutely dust proof and air 

 tight. The doctor considered it an ideal case for the preservation 

 of specimens, it having been found so, especially for ornithologi- 

 cal specimens. 



Dr. Horn spoke of his progress in the study of Oedermeridae, 

 stating that there was no longer a doubt but that the two species 

 at present called Calopus must be separated, angustus belonging 

 to the genus as typified by serraticornis of Europe. The other 

 species, aspersus, may be placed in Sparidrus, there being no 

 discoverable characters to separate it as they are now published. 



Dr. Skinner read a paper on the variation in the Lepidoptera. 



Prof. Prime, who occupies the chair of Natural History at 

 Girard College, addressed the members to find if any of them 

 would be willing to furnish him with a few specimens of different 

 orders, it being his object to obtain a collection for the purpose 

 of interesting and teaching the boys at the College in Entomology, 



Mr. Fox presented a box of cocoons of Oiketicus townsendi 

 which he had received from Mr. Cockerell for distribution among 

 the members who desired them; those who accepted the cocoons 

 desired Mr. Fox to thank Mr. Cockerell for his donation. 



Mr. Johnson spoke of those Diptera that have their eyes pe- 

 dunculate, including the genera Diopsis, Sphyracephala, Plagio- 

 cephala and Achias. The different forms and position of the 

 antennae were referred to also their distribution. 



Specimens of Sphyracephala brevicornis Say from Natrona, 

 Pa., and Diopsis sp. from eastern Africa- were shown. 



Prof. Smith moved that a committee be appointed to commu- 

 nicate with the committees from other societies to arrange the 

 minor details for the 4th of July field meeting at Newark. The 

 president appointed the following committee of three: Dr. Griffith, 

 Mr. Fox and Mr. Johnson. 



Dr. Dixon president of the Academy of Natural Sciences, of 

 Philadelphia, sent word to the members of the Social, asking if 

 they would be willing to provide a local collection for the use of 



