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fourniis, 238, Ixxxiv, 276-83. Wheeler, W. M.— A list of Indiana 



ants, 141, 1916, 460-6. 



Cockerell, T. D. A. — Descriptions and records of bees. — LXXIX 

 [2 new], 11, i, 158-67. 



A Study of the J.apanese Lasiocampidae and Drepanidae. By 

 Kikujiro Nagano. Bulletin Xo. 2 of the Nawa Entomological Laliora- 

 torj', Gifu, Japan, December, 1917. — This important contribution is in 

 English and Japanese. There are ten plates ; five delineate the species 

 and larvae in color and the others show anatomical details. A num- 

 ber of new genera and species are described. Valuable features of 

 the work are the descriptions of the larvae, the life histories and dis- 

 tribution. The excellent colored plates are the work of the author. 

 — H. S. 



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Doings of Societies. 



American Entomological Society. 



Meeting of December 10, 1917, in the hall of The Academy of Nat- 

 ural Sciences of Philadelphia; eight persons present, the President, 

 Dr. Henry Skinner, in the chair. Donations to the collections of the 

 Academy of 135 specimens of ^7 species of Coryfhucha from Mr. E. H. 

 Gibson, and 5 myriopods, 11 insects from the Belgian Congo from 

 Mr. Morgan Hebard were reported. 



The following were elected to serve as officers and on standing 

 committees for the year 1918: President. Henry Skinner; ]' ice-Presi- 

 dent, J. A. G. Rehn; Correspondiny Secretary, Morgan Hebard; Re- 

 cording Secretary, R. C. Williams, Jr. ; Treasurer, E. T. Cresson ; 

 Publication Committee,]. A. G.Kehn, E. T. Cresson and P.P.Calvert; 

 Finance Committee, J. A. G. Rehn, D. M. Castle and Morgan Hebard; 

 Property Committee. E. T. Cresson, Jr., Morgan Hebard and Philip 

 Laurent. 



Meeting of February 28, 1918, in the same place; eleven persons 

 present ; Dr. Henry Skinner, President, in the chair. 



A communication was read from Dr. Ann H. Morgan, of Mount 

 Holyoke College, South Hadley, IMass., announcing the loss of their 

 library and collections bj' fire, and soliciting material and literature. 

 Mr. Rehn moved that the requirements of the College be ascertained 

 through Dr. Morgan, with a view to assisting them with pamphlets 

 and material. This motion was carried. 



The following motion was ordered spread on the minutes : 



"The American Entomological Society hears with regret of the 

 death of Dr. Samuel Gibson Dixon, President of The .A.cademy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, on February 26, 1918." 



Diptera. — Mr. Hornig reported that the first flies of the season, 

 presumably Musca domeslica, emerged l-'ebruary 27th. 



