IO2 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [March, '03 



inasmuch as the latter was scarcely collected over except in 

 the eastern part, whereas New Jersey had been much more 

 thoroughly investigated. He also referred to the accepted 

 view by army officers that yellow-fever is only contracted by 

 the bite of Stcgomyia fasciata, } 7 et the epidemic of 1793 in 

 Philadelphia occurred in a region where the insect is absent. 



Prof. Smith stated that the unusually dry period then exist- 

 ing would tend to cause streams to form puddles or breeding 

 places for mosquitoes; and that the fever may have been due 

 to another species of .mosquito, possibly Culex triseriatus which 

 resembles the Stegomyia very closely and therefore might be 

 capable of transmitting the disease. 



Mr. Johnson stated that he had found Cnlcx triseriatus only 

 in puddles. 



Mr. H. W. Wenzel pointed out that in 1793 there existed 

 about Philadelphia no doubt many more pools and other breed- 

 ing places for mosquitoes than at the present day. 



The following resolution was ordered incorporated in the 

 minutes : 



Resolved, That while the Feldman Social feels that it should 

 congratulate its President, Mr. C. W. Johnson, upon his elec- 

 tion to the Curatorship of the Boston Society of Natural His- 

 tory, it does so with regret, because it feels that his departure 

 from Philadelphia will be a distinct loss to Entomology in this 

 city. 



Resolved, That we place upon record our sincere regard and 

 esteem for him as a man, as an entomologist and a companion, 

 and bespeak for him all the success in his new field which his 

 abilities deserve. 



Resolved, further, That he be placed on the list of the honor- 

 ary members of this Society. ' 



Mr. Johnson thanked the Society for its kind wishes. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : 

 President, Mr. Charles Boerner ; ] 'ice-President, Mr. Erich 

 Daecke; Secretary, Mr. Wm. J. Fox ; Treasurer, Mr. H. \V. 



Wenzel. 



WILLIAM J. Fox, Secretary. 



