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An allied species, Anthonomus mexicanus -GyftT, redescribed 

 by Linell as brevirostris, occurs in southern Texas at Browns- 

 ville and Victoria, but never infests peppers and is unques- 

 tionably specifically distinct from Anthonomus eugenii. At 

 present the pepper weevil has been reported as infesting only 

 the fruit of the pepper, but it will probably be found to in- 

 fest the blossoms just as the cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus 

 grandis Boh.) infests the cotton flowers and squares. 



FEBRUARY 13, 1908. 



The 2 1 Qth regular meeting was held at the Saengerbund 

 Hall, 314 C street, N. W. President Hopkins presided and 

 there were present Messrs. Barber, Barrett, Bishopp, Burgess, 

 Burke, Couden, Currie, Hall, Heidemann, Hooker, Hopkins, 

 Hunter, Jenne, Law ford, Marsh, Morgan, Patten, W. J. 

 Phillips, Piper, Popenoe, Schwarz, Van Horn, and Webb, 

 members, and Messrs. C. R. Ely, A. K. Fisher, E. O. G. 

 Kelly, and E. W. Nelson, visitors. 



Mr. W. M. Giffard, President of the Board of Commis- 

 sioners of Agriculture and Forestry of Hawaii, was elected 

 a corresponding member of the Society, and Mr. E. J. Kraus, 

 of the Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture, an active member. 



The resignation of Prof. V. L. Kellogg from corresponding 

 membership was presented and accepted. 



Mr. Patten reported that the Washington Academy of Sci- 

 ences had under consideration the publishing of a weekly 

 bulletin which would give notices of meetings, programs, and 

 other news of the various affiliated societies. Information 

 was desired as to the number of members, dues, publications, 

 etc., of the various societies. The corresponding secretary 

 was instructed to furnish the desired information for the 

 Entomological Society. 



Mr. Schwarz read the following note for Mr. Knab, who 

 was at that time in Mexico: 



