Dec, '05] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 34I 



delphia, May 29th to June nth, and two undescribed species, 

 one from this city and the other from Anglesea, N. J. 



Mr. Huntington reported capture of Dipalta serpentina taken 

 at Lehigh Gap, July 14th. 



Mr. Harbeck reported four species of Chrysops new to New 

 Jersey list, ciirsim and 7nitis taken at Jamesburg on July 4th, 

 sequax taken at Clementon and Ashland, and brimleyi tQ.\ie^n at 

 Clementon, May 30th, also Tabayins astutus Jamesburg, July 

 4th, which is the second specimen taken in New Jersey. 



Dr. Skinner spoke of collecting insects after a hail storm and 

 thought the collecting for Coleoptera on the ground might be 

 good at such times. 



Frank Haimbach, Secretary. 



A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held 

 October 26th, Dr. P. P. Calvert, president, in the chair. 

 Thirteen persons present. 



Mr. E. Daecke said the normal eye maculation of Chrysops, 

 consists of a band, the occipital border, then an arrow-head 

 mark with a linear shaft, and three variable spots in front. 

 The modification of the normal in different species was illus- 

 trated by sketches and the useful characters indicated. The 

 eyes of the sexes were found invariably different in the species 

 studied. 



Mr. Matthews exhibited some rare and beautiful beetles from 

 Japan and Brazil, in Riker mounts. 



Mr. Rehn said he was working on the South Amercan Tryx- 

 aline genus Orphiiella. He had one hundrd and fifty speci- 

 mens for study, but failed to recognize more than one, or at 

 best two, species from this material. 



Dr. Skinner exhibited some new and rare beetles from 

 Arizona. 



Mr. Matthews reported finding many Teiiodera sinensis on 

 thorn (Crataegus) which they appeared to select. Dr. Cal- 

 vert exhibited the Simplex net, which occupies a small space 

 and is reasonable in price. It is made at Lake Forest, Illinois. 

 Mr. Haimbach reported experimenting with the rapid drying 

 of lepidoptera on the setting boards by placing them in an 



