Sept., '05] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 245 



Doings of Societies. 



At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held April 

 19, 1905, at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 South 

 13th Street, Philadelphia, eleven members were present. 



Mr. Wenzel exhibited his rearranged material of Acantho- 

 derini ; the speaker said that all the known species, with two 

 or three exceptions, were represented. The speaker also ex- 

 hibited the workings of Dendroctonus, showing large pitch 

 tubes ; also the workings of Crypturgus and Xylebortis pubes- 

 cens ; with the latter species Xyleboms fuscatus was found. 



Prof. Smith spoke of trip with Mr. Wenzel to Lahaway, 

 N. J., on March 29th, and reported the capture of the same 

 species since above date. 



Mr. Seiss reported the capture of Eros aurora in great num- 

 bers on April 2nd at Island Heights, N. J. ; Mr. Wenzel re- 

 marked that he took one specimen of the same on April 9th, 

 at Atco, N. J. 



Mr. Laurent spoke about pinning and mounting micro-lepi- 

 doptera, and in conclusion said that he had found silver pins 

 and cork the best method employed, which was discussed by 

 the members. Prof. Smith spoke of drying specimens artifi- 

 cially — .specimens mounted in the morning, may be taken off 

 boards in afternoon, by drying in a bakeoven. 



Mr. Laurent spoke of and recommended the drying of lepi- 

 dopterous larvae flat, pressed, without inflating. Mr. Hunting- 

 don spoke of a new photographic paper on which can be printed 

 photographs of specimens of Natural History in their original 

 colors. 



Mr. Wenzel spoke of Balaninus hibernating in acorns. 



Mr. Laurent reported finding eggs, young larvae, full grown 

 larvae and chrysalids of Pamphila hobomok which had hibernated 

 in the past winter. Frank Haimbach, Secretary. 



The second meeting of the Association of Official Entomolo- 

 gists of the Cotton Belt was held at Atlanta, Georgia, May 6, 

 1905, in the office of the State Entomologist, at the Capitol. 

 Those present were : Wilmon Newell, State Entomologist, 

 Louisiana ; G. W. Herrick, State Entomologist, Mississippi ; 



