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Mantis religiosa into Pennsylvania and New York respectively. 

 He had found egg-masses of sinensis in great abundance at Mt. 

 Airy, Philadelphia, this fall. Photographs and specimens of the 

 egg-masses were shown. Mr. Johnson said he was sorry to say 

 a manuscript name in the New Jersey list of insects had caused 

 some trouble. He had placed the manuscript name Pipunculiis 

 houghi in the list ; but recently Dr. Kertzs had applied the 

 same name to the P. lateralis Walker, not of Macquart ; 

 another name will therefore have to be given to the New 

 Jersey species, Henry Skinner, Recorder. 



The special meeting of the Newark Entomological Society, 

 held at the residence of President Buchholz, February 3rd, was 

 a very successful and enjoyable affair. Mr. Buchholz displayed 

 his collection of Lepidoptera, wdiich includes North American 

 species throughout the order. The host provided a substantial 

 supper, at w^hich tho.se present discussed topics of entomologi- 

 cal and general interest for several hours before adjourning. 



S. T. Kemp, Secretary. 



A regular ineeting of the Newark Entomological Society w'as 

 held at Turn Hall Sunday, February loth. President Buchholz 

 presiding. Thirteen members were present. Visitors, Messrs. 

 C. Rummel and J. Hermann. Mr. Bischoff displayed his ex- 

 tensive collection of Cicindelidse, also some Carabidae, mo.stly 

 of the genus Cychrus. Mr. Kircher exhibited, preserved in 

 alcohol, some coleopterous larvae and imagoes, taken out of 

 cigars in which they were breeding. They appeared to be 

 Lasioderma serricorne. The same gentleman also showed some 

 odd forms of several species of Lepidoptera, the most striking 

 of which was an aberration of Argynnis cybele, caught some 

 years ago in the vicinity of New York. It has a black suffu- 

 sion covering a large portion of both fore and hind wings. 



Messrs. Holterman and Broadwell each exhibited an interest- 

 ing collection of Lepidoptera. A proposition to move the head- 

 quarters of the Society was rejected bj' a large majority. 



Mr. Charles Rummel, of Elizabeth, N. J., was unanimously 

 elected a member of the Society. 



S. T. Kemp, Secretary. 



