ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 443 
Fim question was the various species of willow, at 
s far as the vicinity of Philadelphia is concerned. 
Frank Harmpacn, Secretary pro tem. 
y of han 28, 1908.—Dr. Philip P. Calvert in the chair- 
s and two visitors present. Mr. Daecke spoke 
ig trip to Browns Mills, New Jersey, on May 27th. 
1 the following species: Pamphila hianna Scudder. 
the # than this and his Iona records there is no other actual 
cord for the State. The difficulty of capturing Poaphila 
a wadrifilaris was mentioned. The other records in the New 
y list for this moth are all Newark. Euherrichia granitosa 
en. one specimen from the same locality captured a year 
‘oa 9 was the first record for the State. Orthofidonia 
—-vestaliata Gn. Two records, one from northern Jersey and one 
- from Ocean County. Crambus daeckellus Haimbach, recently 
_ described. Chrysops indus, a new locality for this insect. 
mo ety bipunctata a rare Hemipterous insect. A _ female 
«Heme is was observed ovipositing on huckle- 
berry. A living ant-lion (larva) was exhibited. The species 
i. nkn It was described as follows; Head, thorax and first 
3 ominal segments, brick-red; next segments. with a 
Py Saapiccronband, the remainder of abdomen grayish-white 
Pie a longitudinal row of black spots. 
. Calvert spoke of the genus Somatochlora and the species 
& 3 and filosa as having been recorded from North Caro- 
“Tina by Brimley. Mr. Brimley had sent him specimens and al- 
_ $0 a cast skin of tenebrosa. Mr. Brimley’s determinations of 
pm were found in accord with his own. 
. Daecke said Tabanus mexicanus flew around cattle to- 
igiew ‘tight. He said the fact that Diachlora ferrugatus and 
= Dorcas brevis had been found at Weymouth, New Jersey, 
_ made the locality an interesting one. 
— i v 
= Henry Skinner, Recorder. 
i 
7 Meeting of September 24, 1908.—Vice-Director, H. W. 
_ ~ Wenzel, presiding. Eleven persons present. Mr. Rehn ex- 
hibited a wingless katydid, Cyphoderris monstrosus, collected 
