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upon which they feed. Mr. Hornig said since catching Carahus nemo- 

 ralis Mull, in Germantown. Philadelphia, he buried on May i6th a 

 saucer containing molasses in his yard and the next morning had one 

 specimen and since then has taken some each day. Mr. H. W. Wenzel 

 said, in continuation of his son's communication of last meeting on 

 Hylccoctus lugnbris Say, that his specimens were found just emerging 

 on April 13th and 14th, and Say in his description of this species 

 says it was caught flying in the vicinity of New Harmony, Indiana, on 

 April i6th. Mr. Geo. M. Greene exhibited Liodes basalts LeC. from 

 Wissahickon Creek at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, V-iq-'iq, from de- 

 cayed wood, Exomius pellucidus Boh., same place and date, running 

 on the ground, and Hoplia trifasciata Say (all males), same place, V- 

 i4-'i9, on nettle and specimens of the last species from Falls Church, 

 Virginia, V-20-'i7 (also all males). 



Diptera. Mr. Hornig stated that he had recorded Aedes curriei 

 Coq. as new to this locality and now it has almost disappeared and in 

 Its place is A. onondagcnsis Knab and Dyar; the imagoes are 

 difficult to distinguish, but the larvae are very different. Mr. Geo. 

 M. Greene exhibited Strauda longipcnnis Wied. from Wissahickon 

 Creek at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, V-14 and V-19-'19. 



Hymenoptera. Mr. Baylis exhibited a specimen of Vespa crabro 



Linn, which he had found dead at Frankford, Philadelphia, V-i8-'i9. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Geo. M. Greene recorded Anthocharis genutia 



Fabr., both sexes, common, flying along the Wissahickon Creek at 



Germantown, Philadelphia, V-s-'ig. — Geo. M. Greene, Secretary. 



American Entomological Society. 



Meeting of February 27, 1919, in the hall of The Academy of Nat- 

 ural Sciences of Philadelphia. Fifteen persons present, Vice-Presi- 

 dent Rehn presiding. 



Coleoptera. Mr. Laurent exhibited Alaus oculatus Linn, and full 

 grown larva of same, the latter taken from the roots of common silver 

 maple at Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pa., February 12th. Stated that he 

 has taken imagoes of this species in May, June, July and August. 



Lepidoptera. Mr. Baylis exhibited an odd light form of Meiitaea 

 phaeton Drury which he collected in Philadelphia, June 29, 1918. The 

 differences from the common type are more noticeable on the under 

 side of the hind wings. 



Diptera. Mr. Baylis exhibited a Tipulid which had been impressed 

 in paper apparently when the paper was made. Mr. Hornig said he 

 had seen Chironomus flying yesterday over water in Germantown, 

 Philadelphia. 



Orthoptera. Mr. Rehn made some remarks on the Acridid genus 

 Derotmema which he had been studying. The speaker discussed the 

 area of distribution of the genus, the various forms, and the charac- 



