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Psyche 3:215, 1880.

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ENTOMOLOGICAL ITEMS.
Miss ELEANOR A. ORMEROD has a innn-
ual of economic entomology in the press. THE BOSTON TRANSCRIPT for 9 April 1881
contains an article by Dr. H. A. Hagen, en- titled, "Lawsuits against grubs and grass- hoppers."
A LATE number of Siebold and Koiliker's
Zeitschrift contains an important paper on the dimorphism ot oak gall-flies (ryutpidae), by Dr. H. Adler.
Mr. F. P. PASCOK read a paper on the struc- ture of Pert'fatus navae-zealafidiae at the meeting of the Entomological Society of
London, 2 Feb. 1881.
IT is now considered as beyond doubt that Pft+vZlowra vastatrtx exists in Australia ; and Victoria, New South Wales and South Am-
traiia are to contribute about $ioo,mtowards the expense of exterminating it.
Mr. A. ERNST ha+ found Peripatus ed'
wardsit quite abundant at Caracas and in a recent numero of Ndwe (v. 23, a. 4-16-448) gives a short account of its habits and sts-uc- ture and of the development of claws, of foot- jaws and of sexual organs.
A FARMER in South Devon, England, hav-
ing living specimens of the Colorado potato beetle (Dory/hora decediaeata) in his pos- session and refusing to give them up to the authorities, was fined å£5 The case attracted the attention of the House of Commons.
THE BELGIAN Entomological Society re-
cently celebrated its twenty-fifth anniver~ary. Baron de Selys-Longchamps, the first Presi- dent, to whom the society owes so much of its success, was unanimously elected Hvn- orary President.-Amer. mf., March 1881, v. 15, P- 562.
2'ST"C'HE. 215
SOCIETY MEETINGS.
THE REGULAR Meetings of the Cambridge
Entomological Club will be held at 19 Folk St., at 7.4.1; p.m., on the days following :- 8 Oct. 1880. 11 Mar. t8S1.
12 NOV. i< 8 Apr.
io Dec. -' 13 May
26 an. 1881. to June 6i
it Feb. l+
B : PICKMAN MANX, Serretary.
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THE REGULAR meetings ofthe Entomologi-
cal Section of the Boston Society, of Natural History will be held at N. W. corner of Berke- ley and Boylston Sts., Boston, Mass., at 7.45 p.m.. on the days following : -
27 Oct. 1880. 23 Feb. 1881.
24 Nov. " 23 Mar.
:t Dec. '* 27 Apr. '*
26 Jan. 188t. 25 May
R : PICKMAS MANX, Serreinry'
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THE REGULAR meetings of the Entomolog-
ical Section of the Academy of Natural Sci- ences, of Philadelphia, Pa., will be held at S. W. corner of 19th and Race Sts., on the days following :-
8 Oct. 1880. 11 Mar. 1881.
I 2 NOV. " 8 Apr. "
10 Dec. 13 May t+
14 Jan. 1881. ro June L6
ti Feb. '<
JAMES H. RIDINGS, Recorder.
MR. W. W. HELL, of Albany, N. Y., offers specimens of lepidoptera, well spread and in fine condition, from his list of over 500 species of North American and 300 species of European and other duplicates, in ex- change for perfect spread examples not in his collection. Lists exchanged.
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THE SEMI-ANNUAL meetings of the Amer-
icnn Entomological Society will be held at S. W. corner of 19th and Race Sts., Philadel- phia, Pa., on the days following:-
13 Dec. 1880.
13 June ^I.
JAMES &I. RIDINGS, Rec. Sery.
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THE REGULAR monthly meetings of the
Montreal Branch of the Entomological So- ciety of Ontario, will be held at Montreal, Que., Canada, on the days following :-
6 Sept. 1881.
4 Oct. 6L 7 eb -'
r Nov. '-
Jan. =882.
7 Mar. "
6 Dec. t< 4 Apr. c6
G: H. BOWES, Secretary.
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PRIZE ESSAYS.
DUE 15 OCT. 1882.-Life-histories of ScHe- rostomit syn amiss and of Stvonfrilws perya- nit's. See PswwE, v. 3, p. 59.




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