THE 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



OF WASHINGTON. 



ORGANIZED MARCH 12, 1884. 



The regular meetings of the Society are held on the first Thursday in each month, 

 from October to June, inclusive, at 8 P. M., at the residences of members. 



Annual dues of active members, $3.00; of corresponding members, $2,00; initia 

 tion fee (for active members only), $1.00. Remittances of dues should be made to the 

 Treasurer. 



OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 19O6. 



President. NATHAN BANKS. 



First Vue- President A. D. HOPKINS. 



Second Vice-President O. HEIDEMANN. 



Recording Secretary ROLL A P. CUR R IE. 



Corresponding Secretary E. S. G. TITUS. 



Treasurer J. D. PATTEN. 



Representing the Society as a Vice- President of the 



Washington Academy of Sciences . . . WM. H. ASHMEAD. 



Executive Committee. 



THE OFFICERS, 

 HARRISON G. DYAR, L. O. HOWARD, C. L. MARLATT. 



Publication Committee. 



ROLLA P. CURRIE, E. A. SCHWARZ, 



E. S. G. TITUS, WM. H. ASHMEAD, 



O. HEIDEMANN, AUG. BUSCK, 



H. S. BARBER. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON. 



Published quarterly by the Society at 41 North Queen street, Lancaster, Pa., and 

 Washington, D. C. Address all communications relating to the PROCEEDINGS to Rolla 

 P. Currie, Chairman Publication Committee, care U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washing 

 ton, D. C. ; and all subscriptions and exchanges to the Corresponding Secretary, J. G. 

 Sanders, care U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Terms for subscription, 

 $2.00 per annum ; single numbers, 60 cents. Remittances should be made payable to the 

 Entomological Society of Washington. 



Authors of contributions to the PROCEEDINGS shall be entitled to 25 separates of 

 each contribution, free of charge. Additional copies may be had at cost by notifying the 

 Chairman of the Publication Committee before the page proof has been returned to the 

 printer. 



