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through the cocoon on to the pupa, and that in every case that came under 

 my observation the pupa selected was the $ , doubtless from the fact that 

 its plump condition provides the necessary food for the development of the 

 parasite, which the ^ pupa of the moth could not furnish. 



MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE 

 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE- 

 MENT OF SCIENCE. 



A meeting of entomologists was held, according to announcement, on 

 the 15th of August, 1883, at Minneapolis, Minn., in the University 

 Buildings. There were present during the meetings the following : Prof 

 S. A. Forbes, Normal, Illinois; Prof C. V. Riley, Washington; D. S. 

 Kellicott, Buffalo ; Herbert Osborn, Ames, Iowa ; O. S. Westcott, 

 Chicago ; Wm. Saunders, London, Ontario; Dr. and Jenny Hoy, Racine, 

 Wisconsin ; C. L. Herrick, E. W. Claypole, Prof E. S. Morse, C. E. 

 Bessey, E. H. Canfield ; Miss Mary E. Murtfeldt, Kirkwood, Mo. ; Mrs. 

 M. B. Moody, Buffalo, N. Y. ; Thomas S. Roberts, Minneapolis, Minn., 

 and others. 



S. A. Forbes read a letter from J. A. Lintner, regretting his inability 

 to be present, and after some remarks by Mr. C. V. Riley as to the pre- 

 vailing sentiment at the meeting of entomologists last year at Montreal, it 

 was decided to reorganize the Entomological Club of the A. A. A. S., 

 under the rules as hereinbefore recorded. 



On motion, the following officers for the ensuing year were then 



elected : — 



President, D. S. Kellicott. 



Vice-President, Herbert Osborn. 



Secretary, O. S. Westcott. 

 A communication was read from Mr. W. H. Edwards, of Coalburgh, 

 W. Va., giving interesting recent experience in the rearing of butterflies 

 of the following species : Papilio rutultis, P. zolicaon, Colias barbara, 

 C. amorphce, Melitaea chaicedon, M. phaeton, Lycena ?nelissa, Parfias- 

 sius sniititheus ? and Argynnis coronis ? The author stated that he had 

 bred rutulus and zolicaoji from the egg, that ruttilus is constantly dis- 

 tinguishable from iurnus, at least after the first larval stage ; and that 

 zolicaon is closer to asterias than to machaon. He had also reared from 

 the egg Colias amorphae. and was inclined to the opinion that it was 



