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Jersey. Mr. Daecke also exhibited a specimen of an Ainino- 

 p/iila, mounted in a sleeping- position, taken in this position in 

 the evening at Willow Grove, Pa. 



Mr. Haimbach exhibited specimens of a pink variety of 

 IJaeniatopsis grataria; also specimens of Blepharomastix 

 stcnuilis Guen and Gcshna primordialis Dyar, which two species 

 had until recently been lumped in collections under the name 

 of the former. 



A paper on Insect Life in Florida Caves, by the late H. G. 

 I lubbard, was read. 



FRANK HAIMBACH, Secretary. 



Minutes of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, Brooklyn, 

 N. Y. 



Meeting of March ist, 1906. President Dr. J. L. Zabriskie 

 in the chair and seven members present. 



Dr. Zabriskie addressed the society on " Microscopical Ex- 

 aminations of External structures of Hemipterons Insects of 

 Genera Anasa and Lygaeus." The remarks related chiefly to 

 curious structures which are to be seen after suitable bleaching 

 and microscopical mounting of dissections of the insect, and 

 found in connection with the antennae, mouth parts, legs, 

 pronotum, coxae and wings. The address was illustrated by 

 thirty-nine lantern slides of his own preparation, which com- 

 prised etchings on sheet-gelatine, tracings of sketches through 

 the camera-lucida, from microscopical mounts of his own 

 dissections. 



GEO. P. ENGELHARDT, Secretary. 



Meeting of April 5th, 1906. The President Dr. J. L. 

 Zabriskie presided with twelve members and one visitor present. 



Mr. Robert W. Dougherty of Brooklyn, N. Y. was elected 

 a member. 



Mr. Franck read a paper announced under the title of "The 

 Most Advantageous Method of Collecting in the Elevated 

 Regions of Placer and Plumas Counties, California", illustrated 

 by specimens. His point, that it is more advantageous to col- 

 lect in one locality throughout a season, than to move about 



