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hair is attached to the pin by shellac into which one end is 

 inserted at a proper heigth. 



Discussed by Messrs. Wenzel and Skinner. 



Mr. Daecke exhibited a cell in hickory wood of Cyllene pida 

 in which a full grown specimen had been found. 



Mr, H. W. Wenzel spoke on the habits and differences of 

 Cyllene pida and robince. He also showed his collection of 

 Buprestis, which lacks only one American species, the con- 

 nexus of Horn. 



Dr. Skinner reported the death of Dr. Hans Herman Behr 

 on March 7, 1904. 



Mr. Reinick reported the occurrence of large numbers of 

 winged ants which appeared on March 15th in the building of 

 the Free Library of Philadelphia. 



Messrs. Skinner, Wenzel and Harbeck spoke on Ajithrenus 

 varius and other museum pests. 



William J. Fox, Secretary. 



The March meeting of the Entomological Section of the 

 Chicago Academy of Sciences was held Thursday, March 17th, 

 at the John Crerar Library. Eight members present. The 

 report of the Honorary Curator, Mr. A. B. Wolcott, on the 

 condition of the Academy collection was presented. It recited 

 the acquisition by purchase of 600 specimens, 300 species of 

 Diptera all new to the Academy collection. Mr. C. W. John- 

 son has examined and determined all the Diptera in the col- 

 lection and these are now in excellent shape. Mr. W. L. 

 Melander did likewise with the Mutillidae and the type of 

 one of his recenth' described species is now a part of the 

 collection. The insects which formed the collection of the 

 Chicago Entomological Society, consisting principally of Lepi- 

 doptera, Coleoptera and Neuroptera have made quite an ad- 

 dition. Mr. Wolcott has further employed his leisure time 

 in removing from the exhibition cases such species as were 

 required for the study collection and in revising things 

 generally. 



Mr. Tower exhibited a list of Rhopalocera taken in the 

 Chicago area which showed a total of 112 species and 7 varie- 

 ties. There was some discussion on the various systems of 



