232 entomological news. [November, 



35 specimens of Schinia arcifera in the Orange Mountains, 

 August 28th, and remarked that it was locally common. Mr. 

 Herman Erb exhibited a number of Paonias astylus larva almost 

 full grown. Mr. Weidt remarked having taken the larva in June. 

 Mr. Broadwell exhibited some snap shots taken at the field meet- 

 ing in August. Mr. Weidt reported that Prodenia commelince 

 was common at light in Newark, September 9th and 10th. 



Mr. Herman Brehme read an article on rearing larva success- 

 fully : After keeping the larvae in jars until two weeks old, I 

 placed them in my new breeding cage, the top of which is made 

 entirely of glass, and is 4 feet long, 15 inches deep and 14 inches 

 wide. The bottom is made of wood, zinc lined, and is of the 

 same dimensions as the top, excepting that it is 5 inches deep. 

 In this bottom I put 4 inches of earth and spread manilla paper 

 over the top to keep the cage clean. I then stick small branches 

 of food plant in the ground and it keeps for a week. When the 

 larva is full grown it crawls under the paper and pupates above 

 the ground instead of burrowing it to it as is usually the case. 

 Out of 125 larva of G. luscitiosa I have lost but three. 



The merits of different methods of breeding were discussed at 

 some length by Messrs. Seib, Erb and Bucholz. 



Mr. Weidt proposed Mr. S. T. Kemp, formerly of Camden, 

 N. J., who was unanimously elected a member. 



Meeting adjourned. 



A. J. Weidt, Secretary. 



The Newark Entomological Society visited the Brooklyn Insti- 

 tute of Arts and Sciences Sunday, October 9th, at 2.30 P. M. 

 Most of the members brought a box of insects to determine, and 

 all were kept busy untill 4 P. M., when a short meeting was held 

 in a room reserved for the Society by Mr. Jacob Doll, the 

 Curator, at the Institute. President Schlicksor presided, with the 

 following members present : Messrs. Brehme, Weidt, Broadwell, 

 Kircher, Rienecker, Stortz, Kemp, Erb, Angleman and Seib. 

 It was decided that the special meetings which were well attended 

 last winter be continued. Mr. Geo. Kircher proposed Mr. Wm. 

 Straub, of Astoria, L. I., who was unanimously elected. 



Meeting adjourned. 



A. J. Weidt, Secretary. 



N. B. — We now have 14 active and 3 passive members. 



