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Mr. Fuchs then referred to studies on the maculation of 

 Hippodauiia convergent, the spots ranging from none to 12 

 and 22, with other variations. 



Mr. F. W. Nunenmacher stated that at Cactus Springs, 

 Nevada, there was a cliff 300 feet long, and that it was at the 

 time of his visit there literally covered with Plippodamia 

 Iccontci : the whole country was red from the congregated 

 Hippodamiae. 



Mr. Wm. Mann, of Leland Stanford, Jr. University, 

 made some very interesting remarks upon Myrmecophilus 

 Coleoptera and other small insects. 



Mr. E. J. Newcomer reported some data obtained at 

 Lake Tahoe, California, these referred to Lepidoptera ob- 

 served at the summit of mountains, while none were noticeable 

 on the sides of the mountains. 



Mr. Huguenin exhibited two boxes of Coleoptera. 



Mr. Williams, Lepidoptera from vicinity of Lake Tahoe, 

 California. 



The 34th regular quarterly meeting was held at Thomp- 

 son's Grill, O'Farrell St., San Francisco, on November 2Oth, 

 1909, President Van Dyke in the chair. Twelve members 

 were present, also seven guests. 



A communication from Mr. L. E. Ricksecker and a note 

 en the Larva of Gloveria medusa Strecker were read. 



Mr. Ralph Hopping made remarks on the habits of 

 PI eo coma frimbriata and behrensii. 



Mr. Chas. Fuchs gave a report of his work in the Ento- 

 mological Department of the University of California, with 

 an exhibition of the arrangement of the representatives of 

 different orders of the Insecta. 



Mr. Dudley Moulton gave an interesting talk on the work 

 being done to suppress the pear Thrips. 



The Society had the pleasure of Dr. Creighton Well- 

 man's presence, who gave an account of his studies on the 

 Meloidre and his method of classification. The Doctor also 



