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Mr. J. E. Cottle reported his collecting trip to San Diego 

 and exhibited a large series of Hemileuca electra taken at that 

 place. He observed that the males fly early and the females 

 about 2 o'clock, to deposit their eggs upon the wild buckwheat 

 (Eriogonum). 



Edw. Ehrhorn gave a talk on Horticultural Quarantine 

 against insect pests. He mentioned that the live oak pest, 

 Phryganidia calif arnica, was extending its ravages to the Aca- 

 cia trees, and it was constantly spreading. Some consider it 

 introduced, others consider it native. 



Dr. Van Dyke stated that the spread is probably due to the 

 small birds being killed or driven off by boys. In the Golden 

 Gate Park the birds are protected and the parasites few; just 

 beyond the park limits the trees are denuded. 



Dr. Blaisdell stated that he had taken the pest 30 years ago 

 at Poway, San Diego Co., Calif. It was not common on the 

 live oak. 



Dr. Carroll Fox gave a very instructive talk on the cam- 

 paign against fleas in San Francisco. He advised members 

 when collecting to keep the specimens from the different ani- 

 mals separate and with the proper data, and to preserve them 

 in 70 per cent, alcohol. Dr. Fox is depositing a series of 

 named specimens in the California Academy of Sciences. 



Other members made exhibits. Adjournment. 



F. E. BLAISDELL, $R., Secretary. 



The 3 1st regular quarterly meeting of the Pacific Coast 

 Ent. Society was held on the evening of February 27th, 1909, 

 at Thompson's Cafe, San Francisco. 



Dr. Van Dyke in the chair. Fourteen members and six 

 guests were present. 



Dr. Carroll Fox, L. R. Reynolds and Maurice B. Mitzmain 

 were elected to membership. 



Mr. F. W. Nunenmacher read an epitome of the progress 

 of the study of the Coccinelidae. Stating as a grand total that 

 2,028 species, 192 genera and 85 varieties were known, and 



