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They had not befoi-e been i-eported from New Jersey. He deeci-ibed 

 the method of sifting for Coleoptera, aud spoke of the good results 

 obtained bv allowing the debris to remain in a wai-m place for a 

 longer period than is usual with collectors. 



Mr. Johnson remarked on several new species of Diptera, and on a 

 number of species not before recorded from New Jersey, which he 

 had collected at the Delawai*e Water Gap during a few days in 

 July, 1898. Of the Diptera taken during that short period he had 

 so far identified 131 species. He also i-eferred to a recent paper by 

 Stein on the Anthomyiidae, and stated that many of the new species 

 described therein are no doubt identical with some of Walker's 

 species, whose descriptions had been entirely disregarded by Stein, 

 although they are not always entirely useless for identification. At 

 any i-ate. the speaker held, "Walker's species will retain precedence 

 when his types are restudied. 



Dr. Skinner suggested that when the type of an unidentified and 

 poorly described species is no longer in existence, it is advisable to 

 decide on a type to be known thei-eafter as the species in question- 

 He also referred to a species of Pamphila from Clementon. N. J., 

 August 3, taken by Mr. Fox, which he had believed to be a new 

 species, but he is now satisfiedthatitissimply a variety of P attaius, 

 a Southern species. Another specimen had been taken by Mr, H. 

 Wenzel, at DaCosta, N. J., July 19. The species had been searche-l 

 ior subsequently on several occasions, but none others had been found 

 in Ne w Jersey . The speaker possessed a specimen of the variety from 

 Florida. He also recorded the capture of Nisoniades ausonhis and 

 N. petroniits in southern New Jersey, both being new to the State. 



The following oflicers were elected for 1899: President, Dr. D, 

 M. Castle; Vice President, Charles W Johnson; Secretary, Wil- 

 liam J. Fox ; Treasurer, Henry W Wenzel. 



At the invitation of Dr. Skinner the social will meet at his resi- 

 dence. 716 North Twentieth street, on March 15th. 



William J. Fox, Secretary. 



A MEETING of the Entomological section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held January 26,1899 Mr. 

 Philip Laurent, director.presiding; nine persons present The new 

 Director, in taking the chair, said that he appreciated the honor of 

 his election, that he accepted the office and would do what he could 

 to further the interests of the Section. Mr Laurent donated to the 

 collection two males of the Chinese mantid, Tenodera sinensis 

 Sauss., taken at Meohan's nursery, Germantown, Philadelphia, in 

 the past season . A notice of the death of Dr. J. A. Lintner was 

 read. 



Mr. Laurent stated that he had seen a specimen of Stagomantis 

 Carolina which had been taken on a wharf in this cit)''. He also 

 exhibited both sexes of Tenodera sinensis, and called attention to a 

 noticeable color difference : in the female the upper wing is entirely 



