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He mentioned the prevalence of mosquito larvae in the Phila- 

 delphia sewers in various places. He found thirty-two and 

 forty-eight eggs respectively in two specimens of the Lubber 

 grasshopper from Louisiana. 



Mr. Greene announced the death of Mr. R. Godfrey, an 

 Associate of the Section. 



Mr. Ellwood R. Casey was elected an Associate. 



The following were elected officers to serve for 1914: 



Director Philip Laurent. 



Vice-Director Henry W. Wenzel. 



Treasurer Ezra T. Cresson. 



Conservator Henry Skinner. 



Secretary James A. G. Rehn. 



Recorder Henry Skinner. 



Publication Committee Ezra T. Cresson, Ezra T. Cres- 

 son, Jr. 



Meeting of January 22nd, 1914, Mr. Laurent, Director, 

 presided. Ten persons were present, including Mr. W. T. 

 Davis, of Staten Island. 



Dr. Calvert exhibited eggs, triungulin larva, pupa and imago 

 of Hornia gigantea Wellman (Col.), presented on behalf of 

 Mr. F. X. Williams, who described and figured them in the 

 NEWS for January, 1914. 



Mr. Laurent presented Noctua treatii and the fall form of 

 Plus'ia precatlonis. 



Mr. Davis described a box for containing vials of alcoholic 

 specimens devised by Mr. Sleight. He also described a device 

 for mounting small insects on card points. 



Dr. Calvert read a letter from Dr. A. D. MacGillivray in 

 relation to the so-called antenna-cleaner of the Coleoptera. 

 Dr. MacGillivray said the structure was common in the Cara- 

 bidae and was well represented in Harpalus caliginosus. Dr. 

 Calvert sketched the apparatus in Harpalus and pointed out 

 how it differs from that of Pachyteles. He called attention to 

 Packard's mention of this structure (Text Book of Entomol- 

 ogy, page 97). 



Mr. Rehn exhibited specimens of three species of grouse lo- 



