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the tip of the abdomen ; the eggs, however, were not seen. 

 The speaker had, near the above-mentioned locality, on June 

 30, 1904, observed at short range, but not taken, a single 

 individual of what was in all probability the tropical Afiax 

 lo7igipes. 



Mr. E. Daecke spoke of the comparative rarity of Soma- 

 tochlora provocaus previous to the present year when he had 

 seen the species in some abundance. He took HetcErina 

 aniericana at Bamber, N. J.; also Cirrhophanus iriangulifer , a 

 Noctuid, at Fort Lee, N. J. ; Neonyvipha areolatus at Tom's 

 River and Brownsville Junction, N. J., June 27th and July 

 i2th ; Hagenius brevistylus on the Great Egg Harbor River. 



Mr. Ilg exhibited some interesting blown larvae of Lepi- 

 doptera. 



Mr. Rehn exhibited a Conocephalus taken in the Philadelphia 

 Neck. It was collected by Mr. Wenzel, who thought it the 

 species atlaiitiais, but it proved to be pahistris. Another 

 species was shown, taken at Tinicum on September 9th. It 

 was described by Blatchley under the name C. briineri. 



Mr. Wenzel presented the specimen of palustris and said it 

 was taken September 21st. 



Mr. Bradlej' exhibited an Evaniid taken by Mr. Stone in 

 the city limits. It is an undescribed species. 



Mr. Greene said he and Mr. H. A. Wenzel had captured a 

 number of Adrane coeais at Lehigh Gap, Penna. Mr. H. 

 W. Wenzel said he would report later on his recent catch of 

 water beetles and exhibit the specimens. He found many 

 pupae at the seashore buried in the drj' sand apparently await- 

 ing a rain before emerging. Mr. Laurent said he had two 

 Pennsylvania specimens of Cirrhophamis triangulifer. Mr. 

 E. T. Cresson, Jr., was elected an a.ssociate of the Section. 



Henry Skinner, 



Secretary. 



At the meeting of the Feldman Collecting Social held on 

 September 21 at the residence of Mr. H. W. Wenzel, 1523 

 South Thirteenth Street, Philadelphia, twelve persons were 

 present. 



