June, 1905.] Proceedings of the Society. 101 



/funis and Brumus septentriottis by J. YVeise and stated that if this was correct 

 ExocAomus childreni has also to be added as a color variation to E. tnarginipennis 

 as he possessed a complete series from Missouri showing all of the intermediate forms 

 from E. childreni to E. marginipennis. Mr. Schaeffer said that in his opinion there 

 was a mistake in Weise's synonymy to which he would refer later. 



Mr. Leng exhibited specimens of Coccinellida; collected in Newfoundland and 

 Cape Breton by Mr. W. S. Genung, also specimens collected on Mt. Katahdin, 

 Maine, by Mr. H. G. Barber, in the 'White Mountains by Mrs. Annie Trumbull 

 Slosson, and in the Adirondack Mountains by himself. Some of these species are 

 found in all these northern localities and most of the species are not found in the 

 vicinity of New York. The disparity between the apparently common northern 

 species and ours seems striking and greater than prevails in other families. 



Mr. Bueno exhibited some peculiar Aradidae from Costa Rica. 



Meeting of November i, 1904. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. Vice-president C. \V. Leng 

 presided with ten members present. 



On motion the society voted to dispense with the regular order of business and 

 proceed at once to scientific discussion. 



Mr. Barber presented a few remarks on the Genus Cosmopepla of the Penta- 

 tomidreand exhibited specimens of all of the species occurring within the limits of the 

 United States. 



Mr. Watson exhibited ajar of barley infested by a little brown beetle ( Tribo- 

 lium ferrugineum Fabr. ) . From the same jar of barley he had previously bred a num- 

 ber of specimens of a micro-lepidopteron. 



Mr. Southwick exhibited his collection of Cicindelidie among which were some 

 interesting varieties. 



Mr. Davis remarked that he wished to record that he had found Cicindela lepida 

 occurring quite abundantly at Machiponix, N. J., in the same neighborhood where 

 the beach plum was growing. 



Mr. Bueno exhibited specimens of Plan striola and Amorgiits calosomtim to show ' 

 two extremes in size among the aquatic hemiptera. 



Mr. Joutel read a letter from Dr. K. E. Kunze, of Phoenix, Arizona, in which 

 was given a detailed account of some of his summer's experiences in insect collecting. 



Mr. Davis exhibited a specimen of the marshmallow and specimens of bumble 

 bees covered with the pollen of this flower. 



Meeting of November 15, 1904. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. Vice-President C. W. 

 Leng presided with ten members in attendance. 



On motion of Mr. Joutel the matter of printing on the back cover of the Journal, 

 a list of the important saleable papers was referred to the librarian and treasurer. 



Mr. Leng asked for a discussion of the suggestion of Dr. Dyar that the printing 

 of the proceedings of the society be discontinued in the Journal. The question was 

 freely discussed and unfavorably considered by all of those present. 



On motion of Mr. Joutel the society voted to contribute $25 from the society fund 

 to the Journal fund. 



