Mar., '04] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. I07 



Doings of Societies. 



The Tenth Regular Quarterly Meeting of the Pacific Coast 

 Entomological Society was held at the residence of Leon 

 Munier, 1148 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, on the evening 

 of November 14th, President Fuchs in the chair. Seventeen 

 members responded to roll-call. Five visitors were present, 

 and two new members were elected. 



Miss Julia Wright read a paper reporting the results of a 

 collecting trip to Towles, Placer Co., exhibiting some sixty 

 specimens of Coleoptera taken. Among the number were : 

 Omus ftigipefmis Xaxi Dyke MS., Pterostkhiis inanis, Corymbi- 

 tes edwardsii, Trachykele lecontei, Buprestis gibbsii, Chrysoboth- 

 ris nixa, Elloclmtes leoninus , Leptura grossa, Dyslobiis segnis. 



Dr. E C. Van Dyke read an account of a short collecting 

 trip to the Lake Tahoe region, giving an interesting account 

 of the habits as far as known of the species of Coleoptera 

 taken, exhibiting his catch, and also many species taken in 

 North Carolina. 



Mr. J. G. Grundel reported the life-history of Chrysophanus 

 gorgon, exhibiting the pupa and food-plant (^Eriogonurri) of the 

 same. He also stated that the larva of Thecla augustus very 

 much resembles the larva of C. gorgon in shape, but that the 

 color is pink. He found it feeding upon the flowers and buds 

 of the Verba Santa {Eriodyction) in the latter part of March 

 and earl}' part of April. 



Mr. Edw. Ehrhorn reported a collecting trip to the Klamath 

 Hot Springs in August, and also one to Pokagamu in Septem- 

 ber. Mr. Fuchs identified the following Coleoptera collected 

 by him : Cychrus obliqiais var. convergens, Deretaphrus oregon- 

 ensis, Cucujus pu7iiceus, and Dyslobus segnis. Mr. Ehrhorn 

 stated that three new species of Coccidce were taken. 



Mr. F". W. Nunenmacher exhibited some rare Coccinellidcs, 

 such as Hyperaspis hornii and Scymnus 7nyrinido7i. 



Mr. Fordyce Grinnell showed a box of Lepidoptera from 

 about Los Angeles, the following being especially noted : 

 Lasiocampa medusa, Anatolmis regulus, Nisoniades sp. , Meli- 

 tcea ivrightii, and Colias ccesonia var. 



Mr. J, C. Huguenin drew attention to the following, in a 



