64 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Feb., '03 



and Conservator, Henry Skinner ; Secretary, C. W. Johnson ; 

 Publication Committee, C. W. Johnson, J. H. Ridings. 



HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. 



A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held 

 December 18, 1902. Dr. Calvert, president, in the chair. 

 Eighteen persons were present. The president announced the 

 death of M. Tosquinet, the president of the Entomological 

 Society of Belgium on October 20, 1902. 



The Curator exhibited the Clemens types of Tineina as 

 arranged by Mr. August Busck. It was unanimously voted 

 to extend the thanks of the Society to Mr. Busck for this 

 valuable piece of work. 



Mr. Bradley exhibited under the microscope the mouth 

 parts of the Ichneumonid, Agathobanchus (equaticus Say. The 

 labium has a tubular form like that of a bee. 



Mr. Rehn exhibited a new L/ocustid from Costa Rica, repre- 

 senting a new genus and species. The characters of the 

 venation were given. He also showed a new species of 

 cricket from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two specimens of 

 Temnopteryx major from Chestertown, Md., were exhibited. 

 The species has hitherto been unique. 



Mr. Johnson showed specimens of Acrocera, and spoke of 

 the larvae living in abdomens of spiders. Acrocera fasciata 

 Wied. had been reared from Lycosa stonei. Many spiders, 

 perhaps 25^. are thus parasitized. Mr. Johnson said the 

 specimen exhibited by Mr. Bradley was taken by himself on 

 flowers. 



The following persons were elected to serve as officers for 

 1903 : President, P. P. Calvert ; Vice-president, H. W. Wen- 

 zel ; Treasurer, E. T. Cresson ; Curator, Henry Skinner ; Re- 

 cording Secretary, Henry Skinner; Corresponding Secretary, 

 C. W. Johnson ; Librarian, J. C. Bradley ; Executive Com- 

 mittee, P. L,aurent, H. W. Wenzel, C. W. Johnson ; Finance 

 committee, J. W. McAllister, C. S. Welles, D. M. Castle ; 

 publication committee, E. T. Cresson, C. F. Seiss, B. H. 

 Smith. HENRY SKINNER, Secretary. 



