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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 and 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, 19 1 3, minutes of the Social published in the News for 

 February, 19 1-4, page 89, where they read: "Mr. Harbeck ex- 

 hibited a specimen of Chloromyia with abnormal center legs ;" 

 Mr. Johnson says this is undoubtedly inacquipes Bigot, and is 

 the normal condition of the male. 



Mr. George M. Greene exhibited two pairs of the Egyptian 

 Sacred Beetle, Atenchus 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 alternatns Say (Dip.) found on a curtain February 10. 

 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. — George M. Greene, Secretary. 



