11 monthly proceedings 



February 11, 1881. 

 Vice-Director Dr. Horn in the chair. 



The followino' additions to the Library of tlie American Entomological 

 Society were announced : — 



Transactions of the American Entomological Society, vol. viii, Nos. 3 

 and 4. From the Publication Committee. 



Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, No. 201. From the Conductors. 



Entomologisk Tidskrift af Jacob Spangberg, vol. i, Parts 3 and 4. 

 From the Author. 



Bulletino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, vol. iv. From the Society. 



Canadian Entomologist, vol. xiii. Xo. 1. From the Editor. 



March 11, 1881. 

 Vice-Director Dr. Horn in the chair. 

 The Publication Committee reported favorably the following papers 

 presented at the last meeting for publication in the Transactions of the 

 American Entomological Society : — 



" Descriptions of new species of Tortricidge of North America," by 

 Prof. C. H. Fernald. 



'• Catalogue of the Tortricidae of North America," by Prof C. H. 

 Fernald. 



The Publication Committee laid upon the table signatures 1 and 2 

 (pages 1 — 16) of volume ix, of the Transactions of the American 

 Entomological Society, printed since the last meeting. 



Dr. LeConte desired to record the following notes on the habits of 

 Coleoptera, as communicated by Mr. J. J. Rivers, of the University of 

 Cala., Berkeley; Mr. J. B. McChesney, High School, Oakland, Cala. ; 

 Mr. Siewers, Newport, Ky., and others. 



Californlan species. 

 Cucujus pnnkeus, Mt. Shasta, under pine bark, (McC.). 

 Caliti/s scabra, form serrata, Mt. Shasta, under fir bark, (McC). 

 CarpopJiilus discoideuSj Berkeley, under oak bark, (Rivers). 

 Scymnus marghiicollis, Berkeley, under oak bark, (Rivers). 



nebulosus, Berkeley, under oak bark, (Rivers). 



Teretrius placitus., Berkeley, in burrows of Ptilinus basalis, in Oreo- 

 daphne (Laurel) ; variety with black elytra, (Rivers). 



Clerus exmiius, in Oreodaphne, (Rivers). The larva spins a cocoon. 

 Hach'ohregmus gibbicolUs, in Oreodaphne, (Rivers). 

 Vrilletta convexaj bores in oak, (Rivers). 



