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and photographed, then the wings were kept separately and 

 mounted on glass. Mr. Rehn exhibited a box of Orthoptera 

 from L/abuan, British North Borneo, a small island, to show 

 diversity. He also made some remarks on the genus Trimero- 

 tropis. A large amount of material from the west had been 

 studied. The color characters used by McNeill in his revision 

 were not considered of very great importance for specific deter- 

 mination. The intergradational color patterns were illustrated 

 by black-board sketches. 



Dr. Calvert showed a series of tropical dragon-flies, Erythro- 

 diplax connata , showing various color phases. Specimens with 

 a red frons and others with a blue frons, described as different 

 species, were shown by intergradations to be the same thing. 

 Mr. Howard A. Snyder said, in October he had spent a few 

 weeks in the Bermuda Islands but did not find any insects not 

 found in the United States, probably on account of the near- 

 ness of the islands. The character of the climate and flora 

 was mentioned and the insects taken exhibited. Dr. Calvert 

 mentioned VerrilPs work on the islands. 



HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia was held March 22, 1906, Mr. 

 Philip Laurent, Director, presiding. Ten persons were pres- 

 ent, including Mr. W. M. Beutenmuller, of New York, visitor. 

 The latter presented two hundred specimens of Coleoptera 

 taken in the Black Mts. , North Carolina. Mr. Beutenmuller 

 spoke of the necessity of protecting valuable collections from 

 fire, and gave a diagram of the plan for protecting the insect 

 department of the American Museum of Natural History in 

 New York. Mr. Rehn said he had recently determined some 

 Tonkin Orthoptera for Mr. Chas. Schaeffer of the Brooklyn 

 Institute. A fine walking-stick and four katydids were new. 



HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. 



A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held 

 December 28, 1905, Dr. P. P. Calvert, President, in the chair. 

 Twelve persons were present. The report of the Treasurer 



