Feb., '04] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 79 



A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held 

 December 17, 1903, Dr. P. P. Calvert, President, in the chair. 

 Twelve persons were present. The report of the treasurer was 

 read and referred for audit. Reports were read from the Cu- 

 rator, Secretary and Librarian. A letter was read from Mr. 

 J. C. Bradley in regard to the loan of books on certain condi- 

 tions. The matter was referred to the Executive Committee 

 for examination and report. Mr. Ilg exhibited specimens 

 of Bembecia marginata reared from blackberry by Mr. Engle. 

 of Pittsburgh. Mr. Matthews exhibited Ecpantheria scribonia 

 denudata, 9 , with a single bar on the hind wing. The follow- 

 ing were elected officers for the year 1904 : 



President, Philip P. Calvert, Ph.D. ; Vice- President, H. W. 

 Wenzel ; Treasurer, E. T. Cresson ; Recording Secretary, 

 Henry Skinner ; Corresponding Secretary, Frank Haimbach ; 

 Librarian, J. C. Bradley. 



Publication Committee, E. T. Cresson, C. Few Seiss, B. H. 

 Smith ; Executive Committee, P. Laurent, H. W. Wenzel, 

 Frank Haimbach ; Finance Committee, J. W. McAllister, 

 C. S. Welles, D. M. Castle, M.D. 



HENRY SKINNER, Secretary. 



The January meeting of the Newark [N. J.] Entomological 

 Society was held on January loth, with President Keller in 

 the chair and seventeen members present. 



The resignation of Mr. W. Rienecker was read and accepted. 



Mr. Bronson was elected to honorary membership. 



Mr. Brehme showed a series (about twenty specimens) of 

 Pseudohazis eglanterima, var. shastasnsis, and Mr. Keller a //r- 

 parpa.v venus, caught in Burnett County, Texas, in May. 



Mr. Broad well reported the capture of Pseudanophora wora, 

 October 8th, and Sa bit/odes sulp/uirata, July 29th, both in 

 Newark. OTTO BUCHHOLZ, Srarfarv. 



The December meeting of the Newark Entomological Society 

 was held on the i3th with Vice President Stortz in the chair 

 and ii members present. 



Mr. Brehme reported as curator of lepidoptera ; he com- 



