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of a pale cream color, but changed to a light brown after a few 

 hours exposure in the sun. Later they entirely disappeared 

 from view. 



Mr. Schmitz, who had also received egg masses of the same 

 species from Mr. Laurent on the same date, reported having 

 first noticed the young on June 9, 1906, stating they ranged 

 from about % inch to 1%. inches in length, the smaller ones 

 being of a light chocolate hue, while the largest were a pale 

 green, they seemed to be thriving, as they were observed at 

 different times catching their food; from 15 to 20 specimens 

 were seen scattered about. 



Dr. Castle spoke of his trip with Mr. Daecke, May 27, 1906, 

 to Forked River Mountains, N. J. They camped on the summit 

 the first night ; he stated that the hill is composed of sandstone, 

 covered with gravel and large pebbles. The vegetation consists 

 of pine, oak and the average vegetation usually found in pine 

 barrens. 



Mr. Harbeck stated that Dr. M. Swenk, of Nebraska Uni- 

 versity, had determined a lot of Colletes for him, and said that 

 among them was a new species taken at Clementon, N. J. 



Mr. Daecke mentioned some of the material collected on his 

 trip with Dr. Castle on May 2J, 1906, among which Chrysops 

 excitans appeared, this species being new to the State ; the same 

 species was taken by Mr. H. W. Wenzel one week later at 

 the same place. Continuing, the speaker said he had received 

 Chryops sordidus from Mr. Weidt, collected in the Orange 

 Mountains last May, this species also being new to the State. 

 Mr. Daecke further reported Tephritis platyptera from Mer- 

 chantable, N. J., May 26, 1906, and Castle Rock, Pa., June 

 3, 1906. 



Mr. H. W. Wenzel spoke of his recent trip to North Moun- 

 tain, Pa., June 16, 1906, which is situated in the Allegheny 

 Mountains. The speaker said where formerly the spruce was 

 found, the lumbermen have completely denuded the moun- 

 tains, not one spruce being left to tell the tale of the destruc- 

 tion of this virgin forest. The speaker exhibited some (about 

 eighty) species of Coleoptera taken on this trip, a number of 

 the species belonging to the Canadian fauna. 



