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The case is of the leucochrysella type, 7 to 9 mm. long x 3 to 5 mm. 

 wide at the widest part, with posterior end hook like and flatly 

 compressed; mouth deflected to 90 degrees. 



Full-grown larva about 7 mm. long; uniform dark brown; head 

 darker brown, more heavily chitinized areas black; pro- and 

 mesothoracic shields black, divided; anal shield, crochets of 

 abdominal prolegs, prespiracular plate of prothorax, tubercle 

 III of meso- and metathorax, chitinous plate above anal prolegs 

 and more strongly chitinized parts of legs jet black. 



This species is named in honor of the collector Mr. W. D. Yolcke. 



THREE HUNDRED AND THIRD MEETING. 



The 303rd regular meeting of the Society was entertained by 

 the Hymenopterist members at the Saengerbund Hall, April 5, 

 1917. There were present Messrs. Barber, Cole, Cushman, 

 Dietz, Ely, Gahan, Greene, Howard, Kotinsky, Middleton, Pierce, 

 Rohwer, Sanford, Sasscer, Schwarz, Shannon, Spear, and Viereck, 

 members, and Messrs. Dr. J. Chester Bradley, R. M. Foutz, 

 Ira N. Gabrielson, A. C. Johnson, and M. A. Murray, visitors. 



The secretary announced that the Executive Committee had 

 acted favorably upon the name of Mr. H. S. McConnell of Mary- 

 land State College for corresponding member and on motion the 

 secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the Society in his 

 favor. 



Under the head of proposals of new members, the following 

 names were proposed for corresponding members: Mr. Shirley 

 L. Mason of the U. S. Entomological Laboratory, West Lafayette, 

 Incl., by Mr. Greene; Dr. H. T. Fernald of Amherst, Mass., by Mr. 

 Rohwer; and Mr. Max Kisliek of Ohio State university by Mr. 

 Gahan. 



LTnder the head of program the following papers were presented : 



The Relation of Natural Conditions in the Cotton Belt to 

 Insect Distribution and Behavior, by W. D. Pierce. 1 



"Some Notes on the Classification of Cerambycid Larvae,'' by 

 F. C. Craighead. 1 



A. B. GAHAV. 

 



1 Withdrawn from publication. 



