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lineata LeC. (Col.) from Jemez Springs, New Mexico, col- 
lected by Woodgate ; said that Horn mentioned in his paper of 
only seeing three, two in the LeConte collection from New 
Mexico aiid one in his own collection from Arizona. 
Mr. Kaeber said he had gotten specimens of Melasis from 
hickory at Essington, Pennsylvania, January 18, 1914. 
Adjourned to the annex. 
Meeting of February 18, 1914, at the home of H. W. Wen- 
zel, 5614 Stewart Street, Philadelphia. Ten members were pres- 
ent; Mr. Unruh, of this city, visitor; President Wenzel in the 
chair. 
The Secretary read a letter from Mr. C. W. Johnson, of 
Boston, Massachusetts, in which he calls attention to the Sep- 
tember, 1913, minutes of the Social published in the News for 
February, 1914, page 89, where they read: “Mr. Harbeck ex- 
hibited a specimen of Chloromyia with abnormal center legs ;” 
Mr. Johnson says this is undoubtedly inaequipes Bigot, and is 
‘the normal condition of the male. 
Mr. George M. Greene exhibited two pairs of the Egyptian 
Sacred Beetle, Ateuchus sacer Linn. 
Mr. Laurent showed some plates from an old German paper 
on Lepidoptera, 1829-1839, which were well drawn and 
colored, but with the terms considerably mixed; also made 
some remarks concerning lists of “Coleoptera of America 
north of Mexico,” published from 1853 to 1895; discussed by 
the members. 
Mr. Harbeck reported a freshly emerged specimen of Rhy- 
phus alternatus Say (Dip.) found on a curtain February 1o. 
Exhibited a specimen of Eurosta from South Meriden, Con- 
necticut, collected by Harry Johnson, which he thought was 
not comma. Wied., and Mr. Daecke identified it as his own 
species elsa. 
Mr. Wenzel exhibited two live specimens of the rare Elater 
discoideus Fabr., which he had cut from a log just above the 
house February 7. , 
Adjourned to the annex.—GeorcE M. GREENE, Secretary. 
