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twelve species of Chlaenius and had succeeded in adding two 

 to this on his latest trip, C. maxillosus Horn and hcrbaceus 

 Chev. Of the former he believed that only two specimens were 

 known and that it was not represented in the Horn Collection, 

 while the latter was represented by one specimen. 



Mr. Haimbach invited the Social to hold its next meeting 

 at his home, 150 Sumac Street, Wissahickon. Adjourned to 

 the Annex. 



Meeting of January 18, 191 1, at the home of Frank Haim- 

 bach, 150 Sumac Street, Wissahickon, Philadelphia. Thirteen 

 members present. Prof. F. M. Webster, of Washington, D. 

 C, visitor. President Harbeck in the chair. 



The President read his annual address which was ordered to 

 be incorporated in the minutes. 



The following officers were nominated and elected to serve 

 for the year 191 1: President, F. Haimbach; Vice-President, 

 H. A. Wenzel ; Treasurer, H. W. Wenzel ; Secretary, George 

 M. Greene; Assistant Secretary, C T. Greene. 



Prof. Smith said that two or three months ago, just before 

 the bad weather, he had received word that something was 

 turning up the ground in Cape May County. He sent Mr. 

 Brehme down to Sea Isle Junction, and found that it was as 

 he had supposed, the Periodical Cicada, but these insects in- 

 stead of making chimneys, had made mounds like ant hills, the 

 openings of which did not come through to the top but just 

 caused upheavals of the ground. The burrow was followed for 

 six feet but did not reach the bottom and therefore no larvae 

 were secured. In one place Italians were making a cut of 

 eight feet but still the bottom of the burrows had not been 

 reached. He stated that later some larvae had been sent to 

 him from a locality where there was shale and they could only 

 go to the depth of a few inches. 



Mr. Wenzel described the manner in which he had dug for 

 Bledius. 



Prof. Webster mentioned the collectors and collections in a 



