Vol. XXvi] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



David Mayfield, re-elected ; Treasurer, Geo. J. Keller, re- 

 elected ; Librarian, Louis Doerfel, re-elected ; Curator : Lepi- 

 doptera, Chas. Rummel, re-elected; Coleoptera and other Or- 

 ders, Ed. Bischoff, re-elected; Trustee for three years, John 

 Angelman. 



Meeting of February 8, 1914, in the Free Public Library. 

 President Buchholz in the chair, twelve members present. Mr. 

 II. B. Weiss spoke on the insects taken on nursery stock im- 

 ported into New Jersey during 1913 and on the small percent- 

 age of destructive forms in New Jersey considering the fact 

 that 10,385 species are named in the New Jersey list. 



Meeting of March 8, 1914, in the Free Public Library. 

 President Buchholz in the chair, twelve members present. 

 Through Mr. Brehme, Dr. Barnes presented to the society 

 "Contributions to the Nat. Hist, of the Lepidoptera of N. 

 America," Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, Vol. II, Nos. 1-4. Mr. Weiss pre- 

 sented a French publication on the Hemiptera. Mr. W. P. 

 Holt was elected a member. Mr. Herman H. Brehme read 

 an interesting paper on "Insects and Their Relation to Plants 

 as Benefactors," and Mr. Weiss, a paper on "Three Imported 

 Insects Occurring in New Jersey." He also showed Japanese 

 hemlock leaves infested by Aspidiotus tsugae Marlatt. 



Meeting of April 12, 1914, in the Free Public Library. 

 President Buchholz in the chair, thirteen members present : 

 visitor, Mr. Erhard, from Brooklyn. Mr. Rummel mentioned 

 the taking of Feralia jocosa and Copipanolis cubilis, April, 

 1914. Mr. Weiss then spoke on "Old Ideas and Other Facts 

 About Insects." 



Meeting of November 8, 1914, in the Free Public Library. 

 President Buchholz in the chair, seven members present. Mr. 

 Rummel showed several caterpillars, especially Apanicsis i'ir- 

 guncula, and a box of Lepidoptera. Mr. Weiss showed all 

 stages of the Florida Fern Caterpillar, Cattopistria florid cnsis. 



