Dec., '08] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 499 



The 26th regular quarterly meeting of the Pacific Coast 

 Entomological Society was held on November 23rd. 1907, at 

 the residence of Dr. F. E. Blaisdell, 1632 Post street. Presi- 

 dent Fuchs in the chair. 



The Annual Election of officers took place with the follow- 

 ing results: President, Dr. E. C. Van Dyke: Treasurer and 

 Secretary, Dr. F. E. Blaisdell; Assistant Secretary, Leon 

 Munier. 



Mr. Edw. Ehrhorn made remarks of appreciation for the 

 services rendered to the Society by the retiring President, Mr. 

 Chas. Fuchs. 



Mr. F. X. Williams reported the result of his collection trip 

 to Siskiyou Co. during the last summer. 



Mr. R. W. Doane reported some entomological work at San 

 Diego, Calif. Also results in collecting there in April, stating 

 that some interesting Tipnlidac were taken. On foggy nights 

 he found insects very abundant about arc lights. Mr. O. E. 

 Bremner gave a talk on the White Fly. 



Mr. J. C. Huguenin reported results of collecting Coleoptera 

 in San Francisco Co. Mr. J. G. Grundel gave an account of 

 his collecting trip to Eureka. 



Mr. Ehrhorn spoke on the photographing of insects, and 

 exhibited photographs. 



Dr. E. C. Van Dyke then entertained the Society by report- 

 ing his recent trip to the Aleutian Islands. The results 

 will be published later, when the material shall have been 

 worked up. 



Dr. Blaisdell exhibited several species of Coleoptera taken 

 in Alpine Co., California. Among which were Cicindela sierra, 

 showing variations in color from dark with a small apical 

 lunule to the fully marked, bright green examples; Dcrctaph- 

 rtis orcgonensis. Bins estn'atus. ^fvcctina lioruii, Liodcs bi- 

 color, Platvcerus opaca Fall, and Oucdiits debilis. 



Dr. Van Dyke exhibited two boxes of Coleoptera from the 

 Aleutian Islands, many not heretofore recorded from that re- 

 gion. 



Dr. Blaisdell reported that the 24th and 25th meetings of 

 the Society were not held on account of the car strikes. 



F. E. BLAISDELL, M. D. 



Secretary. 



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