28o ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS, [Oct.,.'l4 



Mel. orsa is a synonym of montana Behr. 



Mel. epula is a synonym of mylitta Edw. 



Mel. sonorac is a synonym of gabbii Behr. 



i\/£?/. /Jo/o is a synonym of viintita Edw. 



jVr/. callina is close to /rr.fc Edw. and the latter name may have to 

 fall. 



A number of aberrations are figured and named and a new species 

 described, Syrichtus mac-dunnoughi. Mr. Oberthiir must be credited 

 with the name Satyrus arianc-okius as Doctor Boisduval apparently 

 did not publish any name with this form, although he described it. 



The California butterflies have been in a chaotic condition for years, 

 and we are now getting light on the subject. The genus Lycaena was 

 particularly hopeless, as a number of authors were describing differ- 

 ences that they did not understand. An examination of the genitalia 

 will place them on a firmer foundation, but the final placing of the 

 varieties, forms and species wall come from a study of their life his- 

 tories and breeding numerous specimens from known parentage. 



A very valuable and interesting feature of this part is the collection 

 of portraits of distinguished lepidopterists. 



This series shows likenesses of Boisduval, Herrich-Schaeffer, Ram- 

 bur, Graslin, Guenee, Milliere, Fallou, Bar, Guillemot, Fettig, Martin, 

 Macker, Constant, Moore, Lafaury, Allard, Reverdin and Oberthiir. — 

 Henry Skixxer. 



Doings of Societies. 



PACIFIC COAST EXTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The forty-fifth regular meeting was held on the evening of 

 September 14, 1912, at the residence of Dr. F. E. Blaisdell, 

 1520 Lake Street, San Francisco, California. 



President \'an Dyke in the chair. Eleven members respond- 

 ed to roll call. Nine gtiests were present. 



A communication was read from ^Ir. Fordyce Grinnel, in 

 which he stated that Messrs. Newcomb. Haskin and Coolidge 

 had recently (last of Augtist) taken a nice series of Lycaena 

 nciirona Skinner on Mt. Wilson. 



Mr. Huguenin made a few remarks about collecting in Marin 

 County, California. 



Percy Baumberger, who is engaged in the work of exter- 

 mination of mosquitoes, reported on the manner in which the 

 campaign was being carried on. 



