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DI FT ER A.— Melanooi. A. U Stole College of Washington, Pull- 

 man. Review of the American Species of Scatopsidae. — Hums, W. B., 

 University nf California, The Anopheltne yoaquitoes of California. 

 Di logical Consideration.* — See alto under "Insects 



Inj J Animals.'* 



HEMIPTERA.— Baix. E. D., Agricultural College of Utoh. Logan. 

 Some Special Adaptatioiu to Arid Conditions Exhibited by Cercopidae 

 and Menbracidae.*— WiuoM, H. P.. Oregon Agricultural College, 

 Corvallts, The Tribe Pterocoroini. Family Aphididae.*— See also un- 

 der "Physiology,'' "Insects Injurious to Plants" and "Parasites of 

 Insect*." 



HYMENOPTERA— McOucKKW. Ma«y U SUnford University, 

 Notes on California Cynipidac with Particular Reference to the Species 

 DiphU^ ambrota Pull*— WaiiLni. W. M., Harvard University. On the 

 Presence and Absence of Cocoons among Ants, The Nest-Spinning 

 Habit* of the Larvae and the Significance of the Black Cocoons of 

 ( rrtain Australian Species.* 



I'AKASITES OP INSECTS.— McCuixocii, Ibucb. University of 

 ( aiif rrua Flavrllafrt of Hcmiptcra (Scct F A A A S /i. 



Newark Entomological Society. 



Meetings were held in the Newark Public Library on January la 

 Febroary 14. March 14 snd April 11. 1915. Prestdcnt Buchholz pre- 

 sided at each meeting, the average attendance bctng ten members. 

 Papers read— Relation of Insects to Plants as Dest r oyer s , by Herman 

 H. Brehme; Nursery InsecU of New Jersey, by H. B. Weiss; Fleas 

 ax Carriers of the Plagoe, by H. B. Weiss. Mr. Weiss also exhibited 

 three boxes of insects from all orders mounted on Mead's patented 

 pins. 



Lepidoptera— Dunng a discussion of the food plants of Catocoia 

 iristis Kdw.. Mr. Keller mentioned breeding Caiocaic epion* Dm., on 

 hickory. Mr. Herman Brehne added a toodi of spring to the meet- 

 ing of February 14th by exhibiting live specimens of Eumanu ataia. 

 which had emerged from ptipae received from Miami. Florida. He 

 also showed a series of Frralia ffbmalis collected February I at Eld- 

 ridge, r ' ting of March 14. Mr. Mayfield showed 

 somr of Caiotaia eggs. On April 11, Mr. 

 K s injured by Papaipema catapkrocta 

 ;iii „ . ntmus Cram., whidi contoined live 

 pupae after having comparatively large holes bamed in them by fire. 

 Mr. Rummell also reported the following captures on March 26 at 

 Upper Montclair. N. J., by beating boshes :—.Yy/iiw bftkunti C. & R. 

 (7 spec.). Scopelosoma moWatiana Grt (7 specimens). S. peltiti GrL 

 (2 spec). 5. si4iu4 Cin. (i spec), on March 31, Copipanolis cmbilis Grt 



