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gnawed into several holes, the nearest hole being a half inch 

 from the egg capsule. When the speaker first saw the capsule 

 he did not recognize it owing.to its white color, and pulled it 

 off with a forceps, part of the capsule wall remaining on the 

 moulding. The capsule being thus opened, the embryos, 

 which were nearly read}' to hatch, began to free themselves, 

 when the speaker dropped the whole into Gilson's acetic alco- 

 hol sublimate mixture, which killed and fixed the embryos in 

 their natural positions. He also spoke of his most recent 

 work on the Odonata for the Biologia Centrali-Americana as 

 being that of summarizing the geographical distribution of the 

 species with reference to elevation, temperature, rainfall and 

 drainage-slopes. The numbers of species found in the differ- 

 ent States of Mexico were given to show in what parts of that 

 country our knowledge was most deficient. 



Dr. F. Creighton Wellman of Benguella, West Africa, was 

 elected a member. Henry Skinner, Secretary. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held May 23d, Mr. Philip 

 Laurent, Director, presiding. Twelve persons were present. 

 Dr. Calvert exhibited specimens of Libellula, and said flavida 

 Ramb. had been described from an unknown locality. 

 The species identified by Hagen as flavida, was not the flavida 

 of Ramb. The speaker had redescribed the flavida of Hagen 

 under the name comanche. Dr. Calvert asked where the 

 most southern forms of insects were found in Pennsylvania. 

 The prevailing opinion among the members present was that 

 the lower Susquehanna valley gave more of these forms than 

 any other locality. 



A meeting was held Sept. 26th, Mr. Laurent, Director, pre- 

 siding. Fourteen members and two visitors were present. 

 Mr. Laurent exhibited a specimen of Celithemis fasciata taken 

 at Malaga, N. J., July 20th. Specimens of this species have 

 been taken by Mr. Daecke in other localities in the same State. 

 Mr. Rehn exhibited a specimen of Chloealtis co?ispersa taken 

 by Mr. G. M. Greene, ovipositing in dead beech wood at An- 

 gora, Penna. This is the first record south of the mountain- 

 parts of the State. 



