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species from different localities and under the same condition-., 

 and cited the tent-caterpillar as an example. 



Mr. Nunenmacher said that the tent-caterpillar of Arizona 

 was most interesting, as it never leaves its tent. 



Percy Baumherger reported the results of a month's collect- 

 ing, from June I5th to July I5th, at St. Helena, Napa Co., Cal- 

 ifornia, in the previous year. About a hundred species of 

 Coleoptera were taken, not including any of the electric light 

 material and Staphylinidae. He reported also that he had ex- 

 plored a cave : it was a long and narrow one, which wound 

 around and descended in a serpentine manner. The walls 

 were of clay, over which ice cold water ran. The cave was 

 explored for about a mile, but he was unable to go any farther, 

 because the passage was too small. Three beetles were caught, 

 all light yellow and almost transparent. These were lost, ex- 

 cept the elytron of one. A number of small centipedes ami 

 the remains of Necrophilus hydrophiloidcs, Promcco:.:iiat!uts 

 lacvissiinus and Pterostichus caligans were found. 



The names of Prof. VV. B. Herms, J. C. Bridwell and R. K. 

 Sternitzky were proposed for membership and were duly 

 elected. 



Dr. Blaisdell stated that the Thirty-sixth Meeting or Field 

 Day of the Society was not held in May, 1910, on account of 

 the Society not deciding on a suitable place at the Thirty-fifth 

 Meeting. 



Adjournment. Refreshments were served. 



The Thirty-eighth Meeting was held on the evening of 

 December 3, IQIO, at the Toke Point Grill, San Francisco. 

 President Van Dyke in the chair. Eleven members and three 

 guests were present. 



I'nder new business it was voted to raise the dues to $1.00 

 ;i year, in order to accumulate funds for publishing the Pro- 

 ceedings of the Society at the end of each year. 



Dr. Blaisdell read a paper on the "Variations in the Macu- 

 lation of Olla abdoininalis, and Observations on the [ liber 

 nating Habits of Cicindela scnilis. 



Mr. Nunenmacher supplemented the paper with other inter- 



