Jan., 'o6] entomological news. 37 



liable and incidentally the breeding places of mosquitoes were 

 becoming greatly diminished. 



Professor Smith further explained that the unusual freedom 

 from mosquitoes which large sections of Long Island enjoyed 

 the past summer was due to the lack of rain during the pre- 

 vious spring and the consequent drying up of pools and 

 marshes to such an extent that subsequent showers proved 

 insufficient to provide moisture enough for the development of 

 the eggs and larvae. 



Mr. Wasmuth exhibited a fine series of Apantesis oithona 

 and variation rectilinea, the latter heretofore recorded only 

 from the Mississippi Valley, which he had found resting on 

 grass stems in a field near Woodhaven, L. I., about May 15. 



Mr. H. H. Newcomb, of Boston, being present, gave the 

 Society much interesting information concerning the progress 

 of things entomological and collections in that city. 



Archibald C. Weeks, Secretary. 



A stated meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social, of 

 Philadelphia, was held November 15, 1905, 11 members pres- 

 ent. 



Mr. Laurent exhibited specimens of Erannis tiliaria and 

 Euchlaena obtusaria, taken at Mount Airy, Philadelphia. The 

 first-named species was not in Mr. Laurent's list of Pennsyl- 

 vania moths published some time ago. 



Mr. Daecke stated that he had received a communication 

 from Professor Hine in which he reports a typical specimen of 

 Chrysops amazon from New Hampshire. Mr. Daecke also 

 exhibited specimens of Rhagoletis pomonella, bred on huckle- 

 berry. 



A few overripe huckleberries infested by small dipterous 

 larvae were collected at Da Costa, N. J., Aug. 16, 1904. The 

 larvae went into the ground to pupate. One imago emerged 

 May 31st, 1905, and proved to be Rhagoletis pomonella Walsh, 

 belonging to the family Trypetidae. The larva is the well- 

 known apple maggot. 



Mr. Wenzel exhibited the work of a Scolytid in roots of 

 huckleberry. The species is Corthylus punctatissimus, taken by 



