28 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan., '92 



white oaks. It is very difficult to kill, the ordinary contact 

 insecticides, such as whale-oil soap, kerosene emulsion, etc., 

 having little effect. There is reason to hope, however, that 

 it will not multiply to an injurious extent, since it is accom- 

 panied by its natural check, a minute hymenopterous insect, 

 which was probably introduced at the same time. Mr. Kirk- 

 land showed photographs of the scales on the twigs. The 

 same speaker also showed an interesting hermaphrodite speci- 

 men of Ocncria dispar, the left half having the characteristic 

 markings of the light 9 , the right half those of the dark $ . 



Mr. A. H. Clark gave an interesting account of some of his 

 adventures on a recent collecting trip in Venezuela. 



These notes are taken from the records of Mr. A. P. Hall, 

 secretary pro tern. 



The twenty-first regular meeting was held on the evening of 

 October i2th. President Newcomb presided, and fourteen per- 

 sons were present. Mr. F. S. Cutting was unanimously elected 

 to membership. 



Exhibits of butterflies of the genera RIclitaa and Phydodes 

 were made by various members. 



Mr. W. L,. W. Field exhibited two specimens of Chionobas 

 katahdin which were captured by Mr. M. L,. Fernald, of the 

 Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, in the course of his 

 botanical exploration of the mountain in 1900. 



Mr. Morse discussed the use of blocks of standard sizes in 

 the arrangement of museum collections, and Mr. Clark con- 

 cluded his account of his South American experiences. 



W. L,. W. FIELD, Secretary. 



Minutes of meeting of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 

 held at the residence of Mr. George Frauck, 1040 DeKalb 

 Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



December 6, igoo. Twenty-two persons present. President 

 John B. Smith in the chair. Mr. Gustav Beyer was rein- 

 stated as a member. Thirteen new members were elected. 



Mr. Wasmuth exhibited a fine aberration of P. phi/cnor, 

 the nearly matured larva of which had been captured by him 



