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there is vegetation, occurred many interesting insects, especially a group of 

 parasitic Tachinid flies, having many bristles, the species of which, while 

 resembling each other superficially very closely, are separated by great struc- 

 tural differences in the antennal and mouth parts. 



Very large carpenter bees, of the size of humming birds, visible at great 

 distance, were also common. 



Mr. Watson exhibited five paratypes of Protoparce rustica Fabr. var. 

 cubana Wood, lately described in Ent. News (December, 191 5), from the 

 Museum collection. 



Dr. Lutz mentioned his being present at the annual meeting of the Wash- 

 ington Entomological Society, when Pres. Caudell made his address on various 

 superstitions associated with the orthoptera, and at which also the new office 

 of ' honorary president was created, and Dr. Schwarz elected to same. 



Mr. Dow exhibited photographs of the late Mr. Brakeley and of his 

 house at Lahaway. 



Mr. J. W. Angell exhibited some Lucanid monstrosities, including a 

 Lucanus with seven legs; also his collection of Lucanids of the exotic genus 

 Chiasogtiatlms. 



Mr. Davis called attention to the article by C. W. Beebe in Bull, of 

 Zoological Society for January, 1916 (Vol. 19, No. i), describing the many 

 insects, shells, etc., sifted from the leaves, sticks, moss, earth and mold of a 

 Brazilian jungle, taken from roots of a tree, about which Heliconia grew in 

 abundance. 



Meeting of February i, 1916. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held 

 February i, 1916, at 8:15 P.M., in the American Museum of Natural History, 

 President Harry G. Barber in the chair, with twenty members and several 

 visitors present. i 



The curator reported the rearrangement of the Cistelidae or Alleculidae 

 of the local collection, following the Saturday afternoon meeting of January 

 22, and announced as subject for the Saturday afternoon meeting of February 

 19, the families Lagriidas and Melandryidae. 



Mr. Schaeffer for the Publication Committee reported the receipt of the 

 first sheets of galley proof of the Van Duzee List. 



Mr. Davis exhibited Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural 

 History, VH, 1915, being a review of New England Mollusks by Chas. W. 

 Johnson. 



Mr. Leng read " Notes on Cistelidse " which will be published in the 

 Journal. 



Mr. Schaeffer commenting thereon said he suspected the humeral red 

 spot in some species of Mycetochara might be evanescent and the only differ- 

 ence betwen them and some of the totally black species might thus disappear. 



Dr. Lutz and Mr. Davis gave a " Resume of Explorations in Florida and 

 the West Indies " illustrated with photographs. Dr. Lutz speaking first said 

 that shortly after he became a member of the Society a fairly definite plan 



