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geniculata, Peridroma occulta, Noctua normaniana, Hadena frac- 

 tilinea, Trigonophora periculosa, Orthosia auriantigo, all taken 

 at night. He remarked that he found the following Sphinx 

 on Evening Primrose : D. Uneata, C. tersa, P. pandorus, 8. 

 erimituH and P. celus. 



Mr. Seib remarked that Betunia or Four O'clock was more 

 attractive. 



The genus selected for identification and study for the next 

 meeting was Carneades, 



Meeting adjourned. A. J. Weidt, Sec'y. 



At the September meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social, 

 held at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 South Thir- 

 teenth Street, thirteen persons were present. 



Prof. J. B. Smith exhibited a small apple-tree, to which was 

 attached a cocoon of the bag worm, the silken thread by which 

 it hung having girdled the tree in consequence of the latter's 

 rapid growth. He also recorded the capture of Omniatostola 

 Untneriana, at lights, at Anglesea, N. J., [September 3d. It is a 

 coast species, hitherto quite rare, and was quite abundant on 

 the date mentioned. 



Mr. Johnson reported the capture of a specimen of Pangonia 

 chrysocoma, a rare Dipteron, at the Delaware Water Gap. 



Mr. H. W. Wenzel exhibited specimens of Lomechusa cava, 

 from Newtown Square, Pa. It had not before been recorded 

 from this region, and the present specimens were captured in 

 the nest of Gamponotus vicinus. 



Dr. Castle showed Coleoptera from Hamilton Co., New York, 

 among which were some interesting species. 



Mr. Haimbach exhibited a number of interesting Lepidop- 

 tera from Holly Beach, N. J., collected in July last. 



Prof. Smith called attention to Trechus chalyba;us, collected 

 near South Eiver, New Brunswick, N. J., by Master Harry 

 Wenzel. They were associated, with an ant, LasiuH mixtus, 

 under large stones. Calfornia and British Columbia speci- 

 mens in hand were «iated September, whereas the present 

 ones were taken in July, and were not before recordetl from 

 New Jersey. 



Mr. H. Wenzel spoke of the impossibility of defining the 



