﻿96 Journal New York Ent. Soc. [Voi. iii. 



Meeting of April 2, 1895. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History, President 

 Zabriskie in the chair. Eleven members present. 



Mr. Dyar spoke on the arrangement of tubercles and sette of Lepi- 

 dopterous larvre and their value in classification, in which he explained 

 with the aid of diagrams how by means of modification of the number 

 and shapes it was possible to classify Lepidoptera. 



Mr. Beutenmliller spoke on the rearing of Lepidoptera. 



Adjournment. 



Meeting of April 16, 1895. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History, President 

 Zabriskie in the chair. Ten members present. 



On motion it was decided that $25 from the funds of the Society 

 be appropriated toward the expenses of the Journal for 1895. 



Mr. Beutenmliller spoke on collecting insects at night. Discussed 

 by Messrs. Dyar, Palm and Daecke. 



Adjournment. 



Meeting of May 7, 1895. 



Held at the American Museum of National History, President 

 Zabriskie in the chair. Ten members present. 



The Treasurer's report was read and accepted. 



Mr. Munch reported on a field meeting held at Snake Hill, N. J. 



Mr. Ditmars read a paper entitled "Mites parasitic on Snakes." 

 He stated that he had found a species of Ixodes on Boa constrictor and 

 that a species of Ixodes, one inch in length, is found on the large tropi- 

 cal snakes and turtles ; also that a mite belonging to the family Gama- 

 sidre is found on snakes as well as Coleoptera. 



The President exhibited some beetles infested by mites. 



Adjournment. 



