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which was doing considerable damage to ferns in greenhouses 

 at Riverton and Rutherford. He also mentioned the taking of 

 a single male Gypsy moth at Rutherford on August i, by 

 M. H. Mead, of Passaic. 



Meeting of December 13, 1914, in the Free Public Library. 

 Vice- President Brehme in the chair, ten members present. The 

 resignation of Geo. Franck, of Brooklyn, was accepted. Dr. 

 Barnes, through Mr. Herman H. Brehme, presented to the 

 society "Contrib. to Nat. His. of the Lep. of N. A.," Vol. 2, 

 No. 5. Mr. Weiss spoke on the relations of insects to animals, 

 mentioning the life histories of the different hot and biting 

 flies. He showed specimens of some species particularly in- 

 jurious to animals. The following officers were elected for 

 the year 1915: President, Otto Buchholz, re-elected; Vice- 

 president, Henry H. Brehme, re-elected ; Secretary, Harry B. 

 Weiss ; Financial Secretary, T. D. Mayfield, re-elected ; Treas- 

 urer, Geo. J. Keller, re-elected ; Curator, Chas. Rummel, re- 

 elected ; Librarian, L. Doerfel, re-elected ; Trustee for three 

 years, Wm. Erhard. 



FREDERICK LEMMER, Secretary. 



AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of October 22, 1914. Dr. Calvert, President, in 

 the chair; ten persons present. 



Mr. Laurent presented specimens illustrating stages in the 

 life-history of Lcucania wiipuncta (Lep.) and read notes on 

 the appearance of the insect and discussed the methods of 

 repelling it. 



Mr. Rehn exhibited some very large and curious Phasmidae 

 from New Guinea. 



Mr. Hornig exhibited a mount showing the life-history of 

 Eriopus floridcnsis (Lep.). 



Mr. Laurent exhibited a female Papilio (Lep.) captured at 

 Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, on July 3oth of this year. The speci- 

 men approaches nearer to Papilio glaucus than it does to the 



