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oval 0.04 mm. in length. Yesterday and the day before many larvae 

 emerged, and were obviously those of some species of Chironomus, 

 though colorless, having no haemoglobin, as is the case with the larvae 

 of C. plumosus. Not being an entomologist, I am at loss to under- 

 stand how these egg-masses could have appeared where they did 

 unless they were conveyed by the rain, as it does not seem likely 

 that the midges would have laid their eggs on pavements, gravel 

 paths, tombstones, etc., even had they been wet; nor has any large num- 

 ber of adult insect been seen in the locality. It would be interesting to 

 hear whether the same thing was observed elsewhere, and whether 

 the phenomenon often occurs. Showers of algae, small snails and 

 even frogs have been recorded from time to time, but I cannot recall 

 a like instance to the above. — M. D. Hill, Eton, Bucks, England, 

 June 30 {Nature, July 6, 191 r.) 



American Association of Economic Entomologists. — The twenty- 

 fourth annua! meeting will be held at Washington, D. C., December 

 27-29, 191 1. Owing to the large attendance that is assured and to the 

 numerous meetings which will be of interest to entomologists, an ar- 

 rangement has been made so that the meetings of related societies will 

 be held with as little conflict as possible. 



The meeting of the Entomological Society of America will be held 

 on Tuesday, December 26. and on the morning of the following day, 

 December 27. The public lecture before that Society will be held Wed- 

 nesday evening. 



The first session of the meeting of the Association of Economic En- 

 tomologists will be held Wednesday at i P. M. At this time the an- 

 nual address of the President, Prof. F. L. Washburn, of Minnesota, 

 will be delivered and the opening business of the meeting transacted. 

 The meeting will be continued on Thursday, morning and afternoon, 

 and on Friday at 10 A. M. the closing session will be called to order. 



The meeting of the American Association of Official Horticultural 

 Inspectors will begin Thursday, December 28 at 8 P. M., and the ses- 

 sions will be held Friday afternoon and evening and on Saturday 

 should the length of the program warrant it. 



An arrangement has been made whereby the December number of 

 tJie Journal of Economic Entonwlogy will be published earlier in that 

 month than has been the custom in the past so that the members will 

 receive it before the time of the meeting. The full program will ap- 

 pear in this issue and further details concerning hotel headquarters 

 and other arrangements. 



By vote of the Association at one of the recent meetings, members 

 are requested to condense their papers so that the facts can be pre- 

 sented in fifteen minutes. In anticipation that the program will be 

 crowded, it is suggested that members who may desire to submit more 



