Feb., '05] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 55 



some skins and is very curious to know the species and asks an 

 entomological friend what it is. Mr. dear Dr. Coyote the 

 genus to which that species belongs was monographed by Dr. 

 Lectularius, his types are in the Royal Museum at Khartoum, 

 and it is simplj^ impossible to identify that species from either 

 his figures or descriptions ; you must personally examine his 

 types. 



Dr. Coyote lived in New York and his father was the owner 

 of the Metropolitan Traction Company. So the next day at 8 

 A. M. he started for the State of Kordofan. 



For the past two years I have noticed that the lar\'ae of one of our 

 Geometrid moths, Zerene ( Cingilia) catenaria was doing considerable 

 damage to some of our small shrubs and bushes in certain localities. On 

 August 15, 1903, in one place within the city limits I saw quite a large 

 area where there was scarcely anything but bayberry bushes, that had the 

 appearance of having been swept by a fire, the leaves having been com- 

 pletely eaten leaving nothing but the thick ribs, which had turned brown. 

 At this time the larvae were beginning to pupate, many having already 

 done so. On July 22, 1904, in another locality, some five miles away, I 

 found these larvae in great abundance, being about half or two thirds 

 grown. They had stripped many bushes and shrubs of their leaves ; in 

 this place their food was more varied ; I noticed them on bayberry, sweet 

 fern, low blueberry, young white birch trees, and on a few young oaks. 

 About the same time I noticed them in still another locality about mid- 

 way between the two last ; here also they were feeding on bayberry, 

 sweet fern and to some extent on young white birch trees, and had 

 stripp>ed many of them. — James E. Billson, Providence, R. I. 



Doings of Societies. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy 

 of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held December 22, 

 1905. In the absence of the Director, Dr. Castle presided. 

 Fourteen persons were present. The following were elected 

 officers to serve for the year 1905 : Director, Philip Laurent ; 

 Vice- Director, H. W. Wenzel ; Treasurer, E. T. Cresson ; 

 Recorder, Henry Skinner ; Secretary, Frank Haimbach ; Con- 

 servator, Henry Skinner ; Publication Committee, C. W. 

 Johnson, J. H. Ridings. 



Henry Skinner, Recorder. 



