July, '09] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 331 



Mr. Edw. Ehrhorn reported the results of a collecting trip 

 to the Yosemite Valley, and exhibited a specimen of Carabus 

 vietinghovii, taken in June at Rampart, Alaska. 



J. C. Bradley entertained the members with an interesting 

 account of his summer's work. 



G. R. Pilate made remarks on collecting in the hills about 

 Mills Seminary, Alameda Co., Calif., and exhibited several 

 boxes of Lepidoptera. 



F. X. Williams reported a trip to Carmel, Monterey Co., 

 Calif. He exhibited specimens of Sesia polygoni that were 

 raised from the stems of Polygonum paronycha; Cydia cuprcs- 

 sana, very injurious to young cypress ; Eitchactias oregonensis 

 from Shasta Co., Calif., and a species of Merolonche. 



Mr. Ehrhorn urged the members of the Society to assist in 

 adopting uniform names for insects and that a committee of 

 five be appointed to take up the work, that the President be 

 one of the committee. It was made a motion and carried. 



President Van Dyke then appointed the following four 

 members : Prof. Vernon Kellogg, Prof. C. W. Woodworth, 

 Edw. Ehrhorn and J. E. Cottle. 



Mr. Ehrhorn drew attention to the Argentine ant, stating 

 that it had been found in Oakland and San Francisco and were 

 very destructive. The species was determined by Pergande. 

 Percy Baumberger exhibited specimens. 



A communication from L. E. Ricksecker was read, in 

 which was given a list of the Lepidoptera taken about San 

 Diego. 



Miss Julia Wright exhibited a box of Lepidoptera from 

 Ceylon. Adjournment. 



F. E. BLAISDELL, SR., Secretary. 



The 3Oth regular meeting of the Pacific Coast Ent. Society 

 was held on the evening of November 2ist, 1908, at the Hotel 

 Manx. 



President Van Dyke in the chair. Thirteen members were 

 present and three guests. 



