﻿144 Journal New York Ent. Soc. [Voi. in. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of May 21, 1895. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 



President Zabriskie in the chair. Ten members present. 



Dr. E. G. Love and Mr. Martin Birnbaura were proposed for 

 active membership by Mr. Beutenmiiller. 



An invitation from the Newark Entomological Society to attend 

 their field meeting on Decoration Day, at Orange, N. J., was received 

 and accepted with thanks. 



A lot of rare insects from Florida and New Hampshire were donated 

 to the Society by Mrs. Slosson with the request to sell them for the 

 benefit of the Journal. On motion a vote of thanks was extended to 

 Mrs. Slosson. 



Mr. Palm spoke on collecting insects and exhibited his apparatus. 



Adjournment. 



Meeting of June 4, 1895. 



Held at the Americam Museum of Natural History. President 

 Zabriskie in the chair. Twelve members present. 



Dr. E. G. Love and Mr. Martin Birnbaum were elected active 

 members of the Society. 



Mr. Zabriskie told how the foot stalks of the leaves of the maples at 

 Flatbush, Long Island, Avere injured by some insect which caused them 

 to fall, but was unable to detect species. 



A discussion as to the merits of sweeping and beating for insects 

 was held by Messrs. Palm, Schaffer and Munch. 



Mr. Munch described his collecting trip to Delaware Water Gap 

 with Messrs. Palm and Ditmars. 



Adjournment. 



