Jan., '05] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 23 



ihrus curtipennis and Podisvia glacialis variegata from the mountains of 

 North Carolina are extremely interesting. The remarks on the two "spe- 

 cies " of Schis/ocerca, S. altitacea and rubiginosa are noteworthy, the 

 former being considered an inhabitant of grassy swamps and the latter 

 found in drier situations, while in New Jersey the two forms are found by 

 the reviewer in the same surroundings, myrtle thickets on the beaches, 

 and scrub pine and oak in the "barrens," seldom occuring in the swamps. 

 Another interesting fact is that Melanoplus impudicus is in the south said 

 to be an inhabitant of "dry, grassy fields," while in New Jersey it is a 

 sylvan geophile, found in surroundings similar to those frequented by 

 Melanoplus /tiridus. These remarks are not made in a derogatory sense, 

 but merely to call attention to the fact that conclusions regarding a spe- 

 cies in one section are not always true of it in another. 



It is to be regretted that considerable more time for field work was not 

 at Prof. Morse's disposal, as some of his remarks require a little modifi- 

 cation when spring and fall observations are considered. The illustra- 

 tions of the work are quite good and well represent the types of country 

 studied, except that figure 2, plate 5 can hardly be considered " pine bar- 

 rens," at least not such as the reviewer is acquainted with in Florida, 

 Georgia and New Jersey. 



For a very substantial addition to our knowledge of the Orthoptera of 

 the southeastern, or rather eastern states, we must thank Prof. Morse, 

 one which is also of great value as a work of reference to the working 

 Orthopterist, and a material advance in faunistic and ecological ento- 

 mology. J. A. G. R. 

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Doings of Societies. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences, of Philadelphia, was held November the 

 17th. In the absence of the Directors. Mr. Frank Haimbach 

 presided. Eight persons were present. 



Dr. Skinner made some remarks on mimicry or protective 

 resemblance, and stated that the Academy had recently re- 

 ceived specimens of the beetle Lyais fernandezii Duges, 

 belonging to the family Lampyridse and the moth Triprocris 

 constans Hy. Edwards, belonging to the family Pyromorphidae. 

 When in their natural position with the wnngs unexpanded 

 these two insects have a perfectly marvellous resemblance. 

 They are taken to be the same species by nearly all obser\'ers 

 until their attention is called to the difference in structure. 

 It would be very interesting to find out the significance of any 

 of these likenesses. Some naturalists think they are purely 



