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of the tree. Crypturgus attamus burrows were plentiful 

 throughout the branches. 



Mr. H. Wenzel mentioned that at Dacosta, N. J., he had 

 obser\'ed that pine stumps were completely riddled by the 

 burrows of a species of Dendrodoniis. He also exhibited a 

 specimen of the European Demetrius atricapilus taken near 

 Camden, X. J., March 5, 1899. Also a specimen of the rare 

 Xantholinns gidaris which he had taken rather abundantly in 

 the Philadelphia ' ' Neck. ' ' 



Dr. Skinner referred to the large larv'a mentioned at the last 

 meeting, and stated that he believed it to be Stenodontes man- 

 dibularis and not a Mallodon. The lar\a had been found around 

 the roots of the mesquite. 



Mr. H. Wenzel exhibited specimens of Stenodontes mandibii- 

 lan's. 



Dr. Skinner referred to the theory of the transmission of dis- 

 ease h\ insects, and spoke of recent experiments which tended 

 to prove that mosquitos are responsible for the transmission of 

 yellow fever. As early as 1804 a doctor in Mobile had asserted 

 his belief that the mosquito was a carrying agent of the disease, 

 and in 1882 a certain author had held this insect responsible for 

 transmitting malaria. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : 

 President, Charles W. Johnson ; \'ice- President, Charles R. 

 Boerner ; Secretary, William R. Reinick ; Trea.surer, Henry 

 W. Wenzel. William J. Fox, Secretary. 



The regular stated meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social 

 was held W^ednesday evening, February 20th, as the guests 

 of Dr. Henr}- Skinner, at his residence, 716 North Twentieth 

 Street. Philadelphia. Eleven members present. President 

 Charles W. Johnson in the chair. 



Professor J. B. Smith read a communication from our fellow- 

 member, Mr. Philip Laurent, who is on a collecting trip in 

 Florida, stating that the collecting was poor. Professor Smith 

 also stated that he wanted to find what the larva of the mosquito 

 does in winter, and for that purpose he obtained a number of 

 pitcher plants and found quite a number of larvae frozen in the 



