1898.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 157 



Doings of Societies. 



A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held 

 April 28th, Dr. P. P. Calvert, vice-president, in the chair. Let- 

 ters were read, acknowledging election to corresponding mem- 

 bership, from James Fletcher, Ottawa, Canada; A. Handlirsch. 

 Vienna, Austria; F. F. Kohl, Vienna, Austria. A letter from 

 Dr. Henri de Saussure was read in relation to the finding of 

 Tenodera sinensis at Philadelphia. Mr. Charles Liebeck reported 

 finding one specimen of Chlcenius purpuricollis, and also a spe- 

 cies of Bledius in the yard at his home. Dr. Skinner called 

 attention to the interesting and valuable list of Colorado Lepid- 

 optera recently published by Prof. Gillette in the Bulletin 43 of 

 the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. The list is valu- 

 able on account of the exact localities and dates of capture being 

 given. Dr. Calvert exhibited some alcoholic specimens of 

 Odonata from Lower California which he had taken to Cam- 

 bridge, Mass., for comparative study — and these studies showed 

 that in some instances species as listed by authors had been im- 

 properly placed as to genera. The differential characters in the 

 wing and leg structures were pointed out in the genera Dythemis, 

 Brechmorkoga, Paltothemis and Macrothemis. The same speaker 

 also made some remarks on the character of the new Text Book 

 of Entomology by Dr. Packard. The following persons were 

 elected Corresponding Members of the Society: Prof. August 

 Forel, Zurich, Switzerland; Dr. Gustav Mayr, Vienna, Austria; 

 Sir John Lubbock, Kent, England; Prof. J. H. Comstock, Ithaca, 

 N. Y. Dr. Henry Skinner, Secretary. 



At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social on May 10th 

 a letter was read from Dr. H. G. Griffith dated Phoenix, Ariz., 

 May 1, 1898, in which the collecting experiences of the writer in 

 that region were described. The dryness of the past season and 

 consequental scarcity of certain species were dwelt on, as well as 

 certain social conditions of the region. A list of a number of 

 his captures of Coleoptera was included. 



Prof. Smith showed plaster casts of the burrows of insects and 

 spiders. The casts are made by pouring liquid plaster of Paris 

 nto the burrows which is allowed to harden and then carefully 



