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HYMENOPTERA. Hutson, J. C— The N. A. species of the 

 genus Sceh'phron. 2, xlv, 20:!-227. Larue, P.— Vue des couleurs par 

 une abeille. (Revue Scien., Paris, ivii, 565.) 



Gahan, A. B. — Descriptions of seven new sps. of Opius. (Brac- 

 onidae). 10, xxi, U51-7(). 



Etudes de Lepidopterologie Comparee. By Charles (3rerthur. 

 Fascicule XVI. This volume contains a long article on the lepidop- 

 tera of Barbary. The second article is by Gedeon Foulquier on 

 Carcharodus bacticiis in "Bouches-du-Rhone." Observations relative to 

 the life-history of Lycacna alcon. The stages of Lycacna alcon by 

 Dr. T. A. Chapman. Orrhodia rubigo Ramb. by Philippe Henriot. 

 Observations on Carcharodus althcae, by Harold Powell. Andre /Vvin- 

 off describes a wonderful melanic aberration of Papilio podalirins 

 which he calls Jncifcr. The volume ends with a document on the con- 

 servation of Pamassiiis opollo. There are twenty-six plates of the 

 same excellent character as in the previous volumes. — H. S. 



Feldman Collecting Social. 



Meeting of June 8th. igio. at the residence of H. W. Wenzel, 5614 

 Stewart St., Philadelphia. Xine members present, Pres. H. W. Wen- 

 zel in the chair. 



Diptera. — Mr. Ilornig stated that formerly there were millions 

 of Aedes sollicitans Wlk. at Wcccacoe Avenue in Philadelphia Neck, 

 but since the government has filled in this neighborhood they have 

 entirely disappeared. 



Coleoptera.— Mr. H. W. Wenzel said he had gone to Anglesea, New 

 Jersey, on May 30th, and at that time there were strong westerly 

 winds, but during the night they shifted to the east, and he went to 

 the beach early in the morning, where he found the grasses, etc. 

 (blown to sea the night before) cast at high tide mark by the easterly 

 winds. Under this debris he found eight species and a variety of 

 Sphenophorus as follows: aequalis Gyll., pertinax Oliv. (and a variety 

 with red tint above and red band below), sctiqcr Chitt., viUnsivcntris 

 Chitt., costipennis Horn, vcnatiis Say, .zcac Walsh and mcalanocephalus 

 Fabr. 



Lepidoptera. — ^^Mr. Hornig exhibited a specimen of Chrysophanus 

 thoe Boisd. which he collected in Philadelphia Neck, June 12. 1919. 

 Mr. Laurent stating it was the fourth he had seen from this locality 

 in all his collecting experience. 



At the meeting of September 17th, 191Q, nine members present, 

 Pres. H. W. Wenzel in the chair, being the first meeting since the 

 summer collecting season, general discussion was the order of the 

 evening. 



Geo. M. Greene, Sec'y. 



Correction. 



Page 247 of the News for November, 1919, strike out the tenth 

 line from the bottom: "hand side of the specimen has the wings nor- 

 mal male, and the right" 



