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habits of the ants of tropical America, 35. — Fox, W. J. Contributions 

 to a knowledge of the Hymenoptera of Brazil, No. 3. Sphecidae (sens, 

 lat.), Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 

 1897. — Karawaiew, W. Preliminary communication on the internal 

 metamorphoses of ants, 22. — King and Tinsley. See Hemiptera. 

 — K onow, F. W. Systematic and critical revision of the Siricid tribe 

 Oryssini, 49; On wood wasps, Entomologische Nachrichten, xxiii, 20. 

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Doings of Societies. 



A regular stated meeting of the Entomological Section of the 



Academy of Natural Sciences was held November i8th, Mr. E. 



T. Cresson presiding. Mr. Herman Hornig presented two 



imagos, one chrysalis and two larvae of Boletotherus bifurcus. 



Mr. Philip Laurent exhibited some fine photographs showing the 



destructive work of ants in chestnut and cherry wood. Mr. 



Robert Reif was elected an Associate. 



The following gentlemen were nominated for officers for the 



new year : 



Director, George H. Horn. 



Vice- Director, C. S. Welles. 



Treas7irer, E. T. Cresson. 



Conservator, ) TT c . • 



_, , r Henry Skinner. 



Recorder, ) 



Secretary, W. J. Fox. 



Publication Committee, \ C W ' J ohnson . 

 ( J. H. Ridings. 



Henry Skinner, M.D., 



Recorder. 



A business meeting of the American Entomological Society 

 was held November 18th. Nominations of officers were made 

 for the year 1898. 



Henry Skinner, Secretary pro tern. 



Philadelphia, Dec. 14, 1897. — A stated meeting of the 

 Feldman Collecting Social was held at the residence of Mr. H. 



