26 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1885. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 



January 8. 



Prof. C. V. Riley. — On a larva of Scenopinus (Diptera) found infesting the blanket 

 of a NaviHJo Indian. 



Dr. George Marx. — Discovery of the male of Gasteracantha (Araclmida). 



March 12. 



Annual address by the president, Prof. C. V. Riley. 

 - Mr. B. P. Mann. — Advisability of exact transcription of titles in making references 

 to publications. 

 Mr. E. A. ScHWARZ. — On a Scolytid beetle (Pj*2/op'''^''orMS cowsumZis) infesting sumac. 



April 2. 



Mr. E. A. ScHWARZ. — Habits of Ehagium lineatum. 



Mr. E. A. SCHWARZ. — On the character of the coleopterous fauna of the Alle- 

 ghany Mountains. 



Mr. L. O. Howard. — On the eggs of Tiiujis (Heteroptera). 



Mr. L. O. Howard. —On a Pteronialus bred from the bags of Thiiridopteryx epliemerm- 

 forinis, and on the difficulty in distinguishing between primary and secondary para- 

 sites. 



Dr. George Marx.— On the Arachnidse collected in Labrador by Mr. L.M. Turner. 



Mr. E. A. ScHWARZ. — On the identity of the genera Eutyphlus Le Conte and Nico- 

 theus Casev. 



May 6. 



Mr. E. A. ScHWARZ. — On the process of losing the mandibular appendages in 

 Otio7'hyncliidce. 



Mr. E. A. ScHWARZ. — On the hibernation of certain Ceramhycidce in the imago 

 state. 



June 4. 



Mr. L. O. Howard and Prof. C. V. Riley. — On the edibility of the periodical 

 cicada. 



Prof. C. V. Riley. — Observations ou the natural history of Cicada sepiendecim. 



Mr. E. A. SCHWARZ. — On a Scoliitus bred from hickory bark and wrongly referred 

 to S. ruguJo8U8. 



Prof. C. V. Riley. — WaUhia amorphellahTed from roots of loko weed. 



Prof. C. V. Riley. — The habits of Posdisca scudderiana. P. saligneana not identical 

 with scudderiana, as generally supposed. 



Prof. C. V. Riley. — On the identity of the noctuid genera Arzama and Spliida. 



12. CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. 



[a) Buildings and lahor; police and public comfort. 



On January 1 the staff employed for police and inspection under the 

 charge of Henry Horan, superintendent of buildings, consisted of 2 as- 

 sistant superintendents, 10 watchmen, 5 doorkeepers; for construction, 

 care of buildings and repairs, 3 cari^enters, 2 i)ainters; for labor and 

 cleaning, 19 laborers, 6 cleaners, and 7 attendants. For heating and 

 lighting there was employed 1 engineer, with 4 liremen. 



From February 17 to March 9, 4 additional female attendants were 

 engaged on account of the increase in the number of visitors which was 

 anticipated during the inauguration season. On May 27 three extra 

 carpenters were emjiloyed for a short time, owing to the press of work 



