138 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Mch., 'l2 



ii, 449-464. Nixon, S. D, — Notes on Apantesis figurata; 102, xiii, 

 232. Rohwer, S. A. — A note on a genus of Tenthredinidae (Enis- 

 cia) ; 102, xiii, 214. A classification of the suborder Chalastogaster 

 of the Hymenoptera; 102, xiii, 215-226. A preoccupied name in 

 Sphecoidea; 102, xiii, 234. The synonymy of a Thynnid genus; 

 102, xiii, 240. Schulz, W. A. — Systematische uebersicht der Mon- 

 omachiden; 367, ii, 405-422. Wasmann, E. — Die anpassungsmerk- 

 male der Atemeles, mit einer uebersicht ueber die mitteleuropai- 

 schen verwandten von "Atemeles paradoxus"; 367, ii, 265-272, 

 Die ameisen und ihre gaste; 367, ii, 209-234. 



In Memory of Dr. Henry C. McCook. — The Journal of The Presby- 

 terian Historical Society for December, 191 1 (Vol. VI, No, 4 — Phila- 

 delphia) is a "McCook Memorial Number." It contains various ad- 

 dresses delivered at his funeral and at a Memorial Service held in 

 the church of which he was formerly pastor, Nov. 12, 191 1. One of 

 the latter series is by Dr. Henry Skinner on Dr. McCook's entomolog- 

 ical work (pp. 115-121). De Benneville K. Ludwig, Ph.D., con- 

 tributes a "List of the Writings of Dr. McCook" (pp. 137-140) which 

 includes 25 titles on Ants, 7 on other Insects and 31 on Spiders. On 

 page 145 is the statement that it was Dr. McCook's request that his 

 scientific collection should go to the Academy of Natural Sciences. 



Doings of Societies. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION, ACADEMY OF NAT- 

 URAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 



Meeting of September 28th, 191 1, Mr. Philip Laurent, Di- 

 rector, presiding. Fourteen persons present; Mr. R. D. Glas- 

 gow, of Urbana, 111., and Mr. H. A. Wenzel, of Philadelphia, 

 visitors. 



Mr. Glasgow made some remarks on the genus Lachnos- 

 terna, and said Prof. Forbes had been studying the species 

 from an economic standpoint. Large collections had been 

 made (150,000 to 200,000 specimens) with a view of finding 

 out the food plants and the relation of the species to soils 

 and soil conditions. 



Dr. Calvert spoke of some observations made by Dr. Ris, 

 of Rheinau, Switzerland, on the pairing of Anax. He could 

 tell when the female had been in coitu without having seen 

 the individuals in this condition by the scratches made by 



