ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. Ill 



Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Grenova, vols, xvi and 

 xvii. From the Museum. 



Horae Societatis Entomologies Rossica. Tome xv, 1879. From the 

 Society. 



March 10, 1882. 



Director Dr. LeConte in the chair. 



The Publication Committee announced the completion of vol. ix of 

 the Transactions of the American Entomological Society to page 272. 



Dr. Horn read some notes on the families of Coleoptera related to 

 the Elateridae, and expressed the view that the Elateride series must 

 be regarded as a complex rather than as a family. The divisions pro- 

 posed are Eucneminje, Elaterin^e, Cebrionin^e, Perothopin^ and 

 CerophytiN/E, regarded by Dr. Horn as closely related sub-families. 

 The subject is more fully discussed in a paper now in the hands of 

 the Publication Committee. 



Dr. Horn announced the death of George B. Dixon, a member of the 

 Section, which took place February 23d. last, at Pilatka, Florida. 



The following additions to the Library of the American Entomological 

 Society were announced : — 



Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History, vol. iii, No. 4. 

 From the Society. 



Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, vol. xxi, part 2. 

 From the Society. 



Canadian Entomologist, vol. xiv, Nos. 1 and 2. From the Editor. 



Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, No. 213. February, 1882. From 

 the Conductors. 



Le Naturaliste Canadien, vol. xiii. January, 1882. From the Editor. 



Psyche, vol. iii, No. 87 — 89. From the Editors. 



Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, vol. xxv, 1881 . From the Society. 



Comptes-Rendus des Seances de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, 

 Serie iii, No. 14. From the Society. 



Hymenopteren von Portorico, von Dr. H. Dewitz. From the Author. 



" April 14, 1882. 

 Director Dr. LeConte in the chair. 

 The Publication Committee announced the completion of vol. ix of 

 the Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 



Dr. Horn called attention to the fact that for a number of years our 

 catalogues have contained species of Coleoptera described by various 

 European authors, which have escaped recognition principally through 



