I90 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, 



insects are found. Out of about sixty specimens of /^des he 

 did not think he had a .single male unless they resemble the 

 females very closely. 



He spoke about the different resting positions of mosquitoes, 

 and stated that it was different in each genus, and also noted 

 that the spines on the larvae were different in each genus, and 

 they might be used as a means of cla.ssification. He said it 

 would be a good thing for entomologists to take note of the in- 

 sects found in pitcher plants, so that some knowledge could be 

 had of the inhabitants. He spoke of the lepidopterous larva 

 which spins a web, which is so perfectly water proof that it 

 prevents any water from getting in, and when the water dries 

 up that is already there the larvae proceed to eat into the plant. 



Mr. Wenzel spoke again about the subaquatic Pselaphids 

 mentioned at the last meeting. He said that down at Angle- 

 sea, New Jersey, the tide has been very high, and the place 

 where he had collected these before was covered with about a 

 foot of water, but the next morning at low tide he went there 

 and under a large log which he turned over found a large num- 

 ber of Pselaphids which did not seem to be effected by the sub- 

 mersion. Some of these were found in at least four inches of 

 water. Mr. Johnson said this might account for the distribu- 

 tion, as they could cling to logs under the water and be carried 

 to different parts of the coast. 



Mr. Wenzel recorded Dromius atriceps taken at Anglesea, N. 

 J., May 5, 1901, as a new species for New Jersey. He spoke 

 about Cychrus elevatus which he had taken around Angelsea. 

 The eleven specimens which were taken were unicolorous, while 

 the inland species have a metallic lustre. 



Dr. Skinner stated that at Westville, New Jersey, May 5th, 

 he found quite a number of specimens of Acmcsodera culta in 

 which all the maculations were white, while those in the collec- 

 tions he had examined were orange. Mr. Wenzel said he 

 thought they most likely turn yellow within a short time after 

 death. Mr. Wenzel also mentioned finding this species in the 

 oak, and said that after reaching the adult stage they are 

 found on different plants and said this was the case in a num- 

 ber of other species. 



