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in July in the Catskill Mountains, V. duodecimlineata taken 

 in May at L/as Plumas County, California, and Endured 

 salienta (n. sp.) Pearsall, taken in April in this locality and ad- 

 joining States. His investigations of the antennae of duodecimli- 

 neata showed them to be unipectinate, while those of cambrica 

 were bipecinate. He had therefore placed the former in a new 

 genus to be designated as Nomcnid. 



The death of Dr. Alpheus S. Packard having been an- 

 nounced, after full expression by those present of the great 

 value and scope of his scientific work, resolutions of regret and 

 condolence were duly adopted. 



April 6, 1905. Seventeen persons present, the president in 

 the chair. Mr. Alois Van Pellenburg, of Brooklyn, was duly 

 elected a member. 



Mr. Zabriskie exhibited some sample trays of his own device 

 containing phials for the arrangement, handling, preservation 

 and easy examination of minute specimens in liquids, with 

 detailed explanations of the methods employed by him in the 

 construction and joining of the several parts. The phials con- 

 tained a mixture of equal portions of Price's English glycerine 

 and water with one drop of carbolic acid to an ounce of the 

 liquid. The soft parts of specimens immersed in this solution, 

 after fourteen years were still sufficiently pliable to admit of 

 ready dissection. The trays could be conveniently handled, 

 held in any position without displacing the phials, the contents 

 of which could be plainly seen and each phial removed without 

 disturbing the others. 



Prof. Smith gave some details connected with his work in 

 perfecting an entomological dictionary under the title of 

 " Chips from the Glossary," showing the difficulties in nomen- 

 clature that had to be overcome, particularly as to the disa- 

 greement among various authors in the application of terms 

 and the multiplication of technical expressions and exhibited 

 a number of drawings showing structural parts to be employed 

 as an aid to the definitions given in the text. 



May 4, 1905. Thirteen persons present, the president in 

 the chair. The resignation of Mr. Pearsall as librarian \vas 

 read and accepted with regret and also with thanks for his 



