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made remarks on collecting in Africa. Dr. Wellman also 



' reported the death of Prof. Kraatz, a great authority on 



Coleoptera. At the request of the Doctor all the members 



arose to their feet as a token of esteem to Prof. Kraatz. The 



Secretary of the Society was instructed to write to Dr. Walter 



Horn, expressing- the Society's sympathy to the Deutsches 



Entomologische Gesellschaft. 



Mr. J. E. Cottle made remarks upon the depth of cabi- 

 net boxes. 



Mr. Percy Baumberger exhibited a box of Hymenoptera. 

 Mr. Fuchs, a box of insects, it being No. i of a series 

 that he was preparing- for teaching purposes. 



Mr. Cottle exhibited a specimen of Pyrameis, a sport of 

 carayae, resembling atlanta. 



The 35th regular quarterly meeting was held on the even- 

 ing of February iQth, IQIO, at Thompson's Grill. San Fran- 

 cisco, President Van Dyke in the chair. Thirteen members 

 and four guests were present. 



Dr. Creighton Wellman and Mr. Wm. Mann, were elect- 

 ed to membership. 



Mr. J. E. Cottle and Mr. F. X. Williams reported col- 

 lecting on Mt. Tamalpais at night; 120 moths came to the 

 acetylene light. 



Dr. Van Dyke gave an interesting talk on the results of 

 his studies of the Coleoptera collected on the Galapagos Ex- 

 pedition. 



Mr. F. W. Nunenmacher exhibited and made remarks on 

 a Zarhipis larva. 



Dr. Wellman stated that there was great danger in put- 

 ting too much stress on characters specialized by atrophy. 



Mr. F. X. Williams reported finding a Meloid larva in 

 a Carpenter Bee's nest while on the Galapagos Expedition. Dr. 

 Wellman said if it was so. it will be a Nona, and points to a 

 more recent relation to the mainland. 



Mr. Chas. Fuchs exhibited some Coleoptera from Mexico. 



