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PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
Entomological Society of Washington.—June 7, 1894.—The 
100th regular meeting. Twenty-two members present. Mr. Charles 
Palm, of New York City, elected a corresponding member. President 
Ashmead made some brief remarks congratulating the Society upon 
attaining its 100th meeting and upon its prosperous career and pros- 
pects. The Recording Secretary, Mr. Howard, read a review of the 
work of the Society during the past ten years. Mr. Pergande pre- 
sented certain additional observations upon the habits of Ammophila 
gryphus for publication. Mr. Benton read a paper entitled “ Obser- 
vations on the Mating of Queens of Apis mellifica,” showing that the 
queens mate twice. Discussed by Messrs Riley, Gill, Schwarz and 
Pergande. Mr. Chittenden presented for publication some biological 
notes on certain Coleoptera. Mr. Schwarz presented a paper on the 
composition and extent of the Coleopterous fauna of Alaska, giving a 
lengthy outline of the history of the entomological exploration of that 
country, commenting upon the results of a trip taken by himself and 
Mr. H. G. Hubbard in 1892 through parts of Oregon, Washington and 
British Columbia, and showing that the Alaskan fauna predominates 
along the coast range of Oregon and Washington. Discussed by Dr. 
Gill Mr. Schwarz also read some notes on the West Indian Sugar- 
cane Borer (Xyleborus perforans) and showed the difficulty of deter- 
mining whether this insect really occurs in the United States. i 
cussed by Messrs Riley and Howard. Under the head of short notes 
and exhibition of specimens, Mr. Heidemann exhibited certain rare 
Pentatomids and Professor Riley announced the rearing of perfect 
females of Margarodes. He showed that Margarodes and Porphyro- 
phora are synonyms. 
* L. O. HOWARD, 
Recording Secretary. 
N. Y. Academy of Sciences, Biological Section, May 14.—The 
following papers were read :— 
Professor E. B. Wilson, * Experiments on the Horizontal Isotropy 
of the Egg ;" Dr. Arnold Graf, “ On the funnels and vesiculae termi- — 
nales of Nephelis, Clepsine and Autostoma ;” O. S. Strong, “On Lith- . 
ium bichromate as a hardening reagent for the Golgi method." = 
Basuronp DEAN, 
- Rec. Sec. of Section. 
