Proceedings of Scientific Societies. 1045 
Natural Science Association of Staten Island —September 
10, 1887—Mr. Wm. T. Davis presented the following entomo- 
ical notes: A little over a year ago, on July 3, while sitting 
the piazza in the evening, I saw a Calosoma scrutator running 
ss the floor. After a time it came toa stand-still and, lower- 
Winking she would lay them there. There was, however, quite 
@small hole in the side of the box, and the moth, putting her 
bya pin, the ima -ao in due time. I have since 
y , go appearing in due ha 
te Some chrysalids of the cabbage-butterfly (Pieris rapa), 
Whey also brought forth perfect insects. One of these insects, 
hatched, had the pin through the thorax as if transfixed in 
sta 
