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would be interesting to know if the greatly inflated antennal joints are only pecu- 

 liar to the male or common to both sexes. Mr. Schaeffer said that possessing both 

 sexes he can add to the description that the female has the same joints simple, like 

 our species of Eiiderces to which Tetranodes is closely allied. 



He also exhibited a few specimens of the hithertofore unique Lachnosterna ceqttalis 

 Lee. and also one specimen of /,. exorata Horn., both from Brownsville, Texas. Of 

 the former only females are known and of the latter only males and he said that there 

 is hardly any doubt that exorata is the male of aqiialis. Dr. Horn's description of 

 exorata fits equally well aqualii except in some sexual differences. 



In the discussion which followed Mr. Joutel stated that he had recorded in this 

 Journal the capture of the true queen of the white ant several years ago. 



Mr. Hugo Pfordte made some interesting remarks on collecting liuttertlies in Peru, 

 S. Am. He exhibited a number of colored reproductions made l)y his father, Mr. 

 Otto Pfordte, from the material obtained in South America. 



Mr. Joutel exhibited a live nymph of the preying mantis ( Tenodero sintnsis) 

 which he had reared in his yard from eggs sent to him from Philadelphia by Mr. 

 P. Laurent. Mr. Joutel stated that he had placed a number of the egg masses of 

 this species in the Fort Lee district with the hope that they would survive as they 

 have at Phiadelphia. 



Meeting of- October 21, 1902. 



A regular meeting of the society was held at the residence of Mr. L. H. Joutel, 

 No. 164 East 117th Street. President C. F. Groth in the chair with sixteen members 

 and two visitors present. 



Mr. Watson proposed as an active member Islv. Chas. Meyers, 993 Boston 

 Road, City. 



In a communication read by the Secretary Mr. Pieutenmuller presented a number 

 of his entomological writings to the Society. 



Moved by Dr. Love and duly seconded that the thanks of the society be ex- 

 tended to Mr. Beutenmiiller for the papers and books received. Carried. 



Dr. A. S. Packard made a few remarks concerning the progress that was being 

 made by him in the revision of certain groups of the Bombycine moths. He stated 

 some interesting facts about the distribution of certain genera which occurred in 

 South America and also in Africa. The evidence seemed to show that there might 

 have existed some sort of a land communication between the two countries at one 

 time. 



Mr. Leng spoke of the " Local Races of Ciciiidela'" and exhibited specimens of 

 C. rugifrons irom Massachusetts, from Long Island and from the Pine Barrens of New 

 Jersey ; each form presented recognizable characteristics resulting from the isolation of 

 its abode and consequent inbreeding over a large period. While the localities repre- 

 sented are not widely separated in respect of miles, and the distance would not pre- 

 clude communication among insects which fly or are carried by wind storms or floods, 

 the separation is complete for insects like the Cicindelidae, which are restricted to a 

 limited suitable area and whose larvae burrow in the sand while the imagines seek 

 shelter as soon as the weather becomes even cloudy. Specimens of C. tinicolor, also 

 exhibited, from North Carolina and from Louisiana showed even more marked differ- 

 ences, as might be expected from the greater distance involved. In the case of C. 



