ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. XI 



Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, vol. 

 ii, Art. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 ; vol. iii, Art. 2-4. Froni the Laboratory. 



Bulletins 10 and 11 of the Division of Entomology, U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. From the Department. 



Bulletin of the Hatch Experiment Station of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College, No. 2. From Prof C. H. Fernald. 



Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1887. From 

 the Society. 



On the Chinch-Bug — Arsenical Poisons for the Codling Moth, by 

 S. A. Forbes. From the Author. 



The Publication Committee reported in favor of publishing paper 

 211, entitled: " Diptera Brasiliana ab H. H. Smith collecta" by 

 S. W. Williston ; also 212, entitled: "Description of the larva of 

 Papilio Gundlachiana two days before its transformation into a 

 chrysalis" by Alfred Benzon. Publication ordered accordingly. 



The donation of a number of Hymenoptera to the cabinet of the 

 American Entomological Society by L. O. Howard, on behalf of the 

 U. S. National Museum, was announced. 



Dr. Horn announced the addition to the Wilt collection of a 

 number of species not formerly reported. 



Papers 213, 214, 215 and 216 were read by title and referred to 

 Publication Committee. 



Dr. McCook spoke of the difficulty in observing spiders owing to 

 the continuous wet weather. He desired from members information 

 as to those insects " feigning death" when disturbed. 



Dr. Hoi-n spoke of the examination of types of North American 

 insects in European museums. The differences between so called 

 types and their descriptions were sometimes so great as to be very 

 puzzling. Among the Chrysomelidte JNIr. Jacoby had investigated 

 several types and the results would be presented to our Section for 

 publication ; also Mr. C. J. Gahan had reviewed several Cerambycidse 

 with useful results. 



After a discussion of " types" and their value the Section, at 9.30, 

 adjourned. 



November 22, 1888. 

 Director Dr. Horn in the chair. 



The following additions to the Library of the American Entomo- 

 logical Society were announced : 



Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1888, Part 2. 

 From the Academy. 



