December 8, 1867. 

 President Horn in the Chair. 

 Thirteen members present. 



The Annual Keports of the Recording and Corresponding Secreta- 

 ries, the Treasurer, Librarian, Curator and Standing Committees were 

 read and accepted. 



The following donations to the Library were announced : — 

 Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-koniglichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesell- 

 schaft in Wien. Band 15 and 16. From the Society. 



Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, Series 2, Vol. 1, and No. 1 of Vol. 2. From the 

 Soc. Ent. des Pays-bas. 



The American Naturalist for December, 1867. From the Editors. 

 The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine for October and November, 1867. 

 From the Conductors. 

 The American Journal of Science and Arts, Nov., 1867. From the Conductors. 

 Descriptions of new American Lepidoptera, No. 2, by A. R. Grote and G. T. 

 Robinson. From the Authors. 



Monthly Report of the Department of Agriculture for August, September and 

 October, 1867. From the Department. 



The Illustrated Annual Register of Rural Affairs for 1868. From the Pub- 

 lishers. 



The following Papers were presented for publication in the Trans- 

 actions : — 



"Geotrupes of Boreal America, by Geo. H. Horn, M. D." 

 " Descriptions of American Lepidoptera, No. 3, by A. R. Grote and 

 C. T. Robinson." 



"Notes on the 'Apple Bark-louse' (Lejndosaphes conchi/ormis 

 Gmelin sp.), with a description of a supposed new species of Acarus, 

 by Henry Shimer, M. D." 



On ballot. Dr. Herman Hagen, of Cambridge, Mass. (formerly of 

 Kbnigsberg, Prussia), was elected a Corresponding Member. 



The Society then proceeded to elect Officers and Standing Commit- 

 tees for the ensuing year, with the following result : — 



OFFICERS. 



President — George H. Horn, M. D. 

 Vice-President — William S. Pine. 

 Correspohding Secretary — E. T. Cresson. 



Recording Secretary — J. Frank Knight. 

 Treasurer — James W. McAllister. 

 Librarian — George B. Dixon. 

 Curator — Ezra T. Cresson. 



STANDING COMMITTEES. 



On Coleopiera—G. H. Horn, M. D., Sam']. Lewis, M. D., Chas. Wilt. 

 Lepidoptera — Jas. Ridings, A. R. Grote, C. A. Blake. 

 Xeuroptera and Orthoptera — J. F. Knight, G. B. Dixon, C. H. Hart. 

 Jfemiptera and Aptera — J. Ennis, J. Meichel, C. H. Hart. 

 Hyinenoptcra — E. T. Cresson, J. W. McAllister, Reuben Haines. 

 Diptera — A. R. Grote, E. T. Cresson, Jas. Ridings. 



