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less circular, narrower at apex. Antennae with joints decidedly 

 broader and blackish Elytra have a small sinuate truncation 

 with a minute spine at the sutural tip. 



The synopses made by Leconte and Candeze are much out 

 of date, and no genus of Coleoptera stands more in need of 

 revision. At least a dozen new species are in local collections and 

 one of our leading coleopterists has promised to take the matter 

 up. This done, the species now before us will be proven or will 

 fall into the synonymy with no harm done to anyone. 



Lepidoptera. — In 1911 Catocala consors was bred in number 

 from L. I. larve, as were Limenitis proserpina, both sexes, and the 

 fonn albofasciata Newcomb, on wild cherry. Evidence before 

 the Society is strongl}^ that albofasciata and Ursula may come 

 from the same mother. 



Proceedings of The Brooklyn Entomological Society. 



The regular meeting of the Brooklyn Entomological Society was held 

 at 55 Stuyvesant Avenue, March 13, with 19 members present. 



Mr. Franck exhibited a melanotic Smerinthus described in the April' 

 number of the Bulletin. Mr. Davis showed a new species of Odonata, since 

 described in the Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Enallagma 

 recurvatum, the male type from Wyandanch, L. I., female from Lakehurst, 

 N. J., and an interesting capture, Somatochlora te^iehrosa from Hauppogue, 

 L. I. 



Mr. Nicolay showed a local collection of beetles with many rarities. 

 Among them were Pterostichus scrutator, taken plentifully under a log. This 

 is a record for Long Island, and is not in the New Jersey list. At Bellport 

 all the locally known species of Necrophorus were taken, except vespilloides . 

 N. sayi was common. Tmesiphorus costalis was taken plentifully in a ter- 

 mite's nest. Prionus pocularis and Romaleum atomarium, the latter under 

 fresh oak chips at Tangier, L. I., were captured. From the Catskills during 

 the dry season Cychrus viduus,were clustered under loose bark at the base of 

 a tree. Other Catskill species were Lebia furcata and Biiprestis ftisifortnis 

 Casey. 



Among the hibernating beetles were Cychrus lecontei. Van Cortlandt 

 Park, Dec, Amara fulvipes, Badhler pulchelius, and Lebia pleuritica. 



The regular meeting of the Brooklyn Entomological Society was held 

 at 55 Stuyvesant Ave., Brooklyn, April 10, with fourteeen members present. 



