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esting collection of New England Orthoptera. Mr. Field ex- 

 hibited a series of speciments of Lycaena xerxes. 



The exchange of specimens was made a prominent feature 

 of the meeting, 



W. ly. W. Field, Secretary. 



A regular stated meeting of the Newark Entomological So- 

 ciety was held on Sunday, Sept. 8, at Turn Hall, 11 members 

 being present. President Buchholz in the Chair. Mr. Seib ex- 

 hibited larvae of Phobetron pitheciuni. Mr. Luccareni exhibited 

 a set of SphcBridium scarabceoides taken near Split Rock Pond, 

 Morris County and herefore not listed from New Jersey. 



All members present at the field meeting at Paterson re- 

 ported excellent captures, amongst which were Cremastochilus 

 canaliculatus , 20 taken, and Byrrhus americanus. 



George I^uccareni, Secretary. 



OBITUARY. 



Louis Schneider, one of the best known of local entomo- 

 logists and botanists, died recently at his residence, 161 5 

 Girard avenue. His death was due to angina pectoris, and 

 was wholly unexpected, as he had gone to his place of busi- 

 ness in the morning apparently well. He came home feeling 

 ill, and died in a few hours. 



Mr. Schneider was born Feb. 16, 1836, at Hungen, Hesse- 

 Darmstadt, where his father was Burgomaster. The young 

 man came to this country in 1853, and for more than forty 

 years was in business. He was a manufacturer of canes, and 

 of umbrella, whip and cane handles, billiard balls, etc. , at 234 

 Ionic Street, and was known in his line all over the country. 

 He was a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, of the 

 Philadelphia Botanical Club and an organization member of 

 the American Entomological Society. At all seasons of the 

 year Mr. Schneider made pilgrimages into the country, and he 

 was one of the best informed men in the city as to localities in 

 which entomological or botanical specimens of particular kinds 

 could be found. 



