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Sayomyia by Messrs. Currie and Busck and on those of Megar- 

 hinus, a culicid, by Doctor Hopkins. 



The concluding paper was by Mr. Heidemann and entitled 

 " A Preliminary Account of New North American Tingitidse." 

 Several new species of these " lace bugs " were described and 

 interesting notes presented on the habits of some of them. 

 Many of the forms were exhibited before the Society, with 

 specimens of leaves showing their manner of oviposition. 



JUNE 7, 1906. 



The 2o6th regular meeting was held at the Saengerbund Hall, 

 314 C street, N. W., the Society being there entertained by Mr. 

 E. A. Schwarz. In the absence of the president and both vice- 

 presidents the meeting was called to order by the treasurer, 

 Mr. Patten, and Mr. Schwarz was elected president pro tern. 

 The following persons were present : Messrs. Ashmead, Barber, 

 Barrett, Busck, Condit, Currie, Davis, Heidemann, Knab, Law- 

 ford, Morris, Schwarz, Stiles, and Ulke, members, and Messrs. 

 Douglas H. demons and William G. Dietz, visitors. The 

 minutes of the April and May meetings were read and approved 

 and reports were presented by the treasurer and by the publi 

 cation and executive committees. 



Dr. A. Fenyes, of Pasadena, Cal., and Mr. F. H. Mosher, of 

 New Bedford, Mass., .were elected corresponding members. 



By vote of the Society Doctor Howard was requested to act 

 as a delegate from the Entomological Society of Washington 

 to the meeting of entomologists to be held at Ithaca, N. Y. in 

 connection with the summer meeting of the American Associa 

 tion for the Advancement of Science for the purpose of or 

 ganizing a society of American entomologists. 



The chairman referred to the overwhelming disaster that had 

 fallen upon the city of San Francisco from the earthquake and 

 resulting fire and spoke of the almost complete losses of books 

 and specimens sustained by the California Academy of Sciences 

 and by Mr. Charles Fuchs, the custodian of the insect collections 

 of that institution. It was thereupon moved and seconded that 

 the Society aid in the restoration of the library of the California 

 Academy of Sciences and of the personal library of Mr. Fuchs 



