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; ‘ar ear he also referred 
: : ties of Rhipiphorus, probably dimidiatus, which he 
i numbers at National Park, N. J. on Monarda punc- 
Be Hlartieck said that he found Rhipiphorus species quite 
amon at Trenton, N. J. this year. 
Mr. . H. W. Wenzel said that Cychrus viduus had been very 
re for many years until within last two or three years, since 
time a few specimens have been taken in the vicinity of 
} hia. The same speaker reported the capture of a 
es of Chlaenius prasinus at Philadelphia on July 14th and 
= a9 This species was not known to the speaker from this 
Fo y, being a mountainous species. 
f. Calvert exhibited a specimen of Erebus odoratus, 
hich was found alive, resting on wall in room of Biological 
Hall" University of Pennsylvania, on August 27, 1908. On 
the same day a specimen of the same species flew into the win- 
dow at the Academy of Natural Sciences. On this and the 
ac 
g preceding day a storm said to have come from the Gulf of 
occurred. 
ee Mr. Geo. M. Greene exhibited a block made of peat, used 
: ‘ as a setting board for Coleoptera. 
aa 
Dr. Skinner called attention to the fact that small species 
of insects from the tropics have been almost entirely neglected, 
and that these should be more studied. 
Prof. Smith suggested that window screens should be painted 
_ with kerosene to prevent mosquitoes from coming in through 
aphaelgaret however, proves effective for a while only. 
a Mr. Viereck after having made further investigations with 
— Cullicid larvae in fresh water from the “Philadelphia Neck,” 
a funeend the most of the specimens to be solicitons, and some 
. e “Mr. Charles Greene exhibited specimens of the following 
im > Ceraturgus cruciatus Say, taken at Germantown, Phil- J 
3 , July 2, 1908; Heteropogon gibbus Loew., Glenside, 
Pa, Sept. 1, 1908 ; Myiolepta varipes Loew., Roxborough, Phil- 
June 7, 1908, by George M. Greene; Trichopoda 
cilipes Wied., Newtown Square, Pa., August 23, 1908, by 
