50 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., '08 



The 27th regular quarterly meeting of the Pacific Coast 

 Entomological Society was held on February 22nd, 1908, at 

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

 dent Van Dyke in the chair. 



President Van Dyke delivered an address, reviewing the 

 progress of Entomology on the Pacific Coast, after which 

 Percy Baumberger presented a gavel to the President with a 

 few appropriate remarks. 



E. T. Cresson, Jr., spoke of the work clone by Osten Sacken 

 in the Seventies and also that of Pilate in Collecting of 

 Diptera in Louisiana. 



Mr. Edw. Ehrhorn talked on the parasites of Phryganidia 

 calif ornica, two new species being bred. 



Chas. Fuchs reported a collecting trip to St. Helena and 

 Placer Co. 



Mr. F. X. Williams exhibited a box of Sesiidae. Mr. E. T. 

 Cresson, Jr.. and G. R. Pilate were elected to membership. 



F. E. BLAISDELL, M. D., 



Secretary. 



The 28th regular meeting or Field Day of the Pacific Coast 

 Entomological Society was held at Muir Woods, Marin Co., 

 California, on May I7th, 1908. Eight members and eight 

 guests participated in the outing. 



The Coleopterists collected the following interesting species : 

 Dendroides picipcs, Platyccrns oregonensis and ac/assizii, i\Ic- 

 gapenthes elegans, Ernobius sp., Phyinatodcs acncns, Pteros- 

 tichus scutellaris, Bembidium spcctabilc, Leptalia 'macilenta, 

 Trichochrous laticollis, Corphyra bivittata, Trigonnnis sp., 

 Amnesia granicollis, and D c sin o cents cribripennis. 



The Lepidopterists found very little in their line. 



Mr. E. T. Cresson, Jr., found many good Diptera. 



Mr. Ehrhorn took a few Coccidae and Mr. Fuchs a few 

 Pselaphides by sifting. 



The day was thoroughly enjoyed by the members and the 

 several interesting catches made them enthusiastic. 



F. E. BLAISDELL, M. D., 



Secretary. 



