58 Journal New York Entomological Society, t^'o^- xxix, 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting or May 20. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held at 

 8:00 P.M., on May 20th, 1920, in the American Museum of Natural History, 

 President L. B. Woodruff in the chair, with 19 members and five visitors 

 present. 



Mr. Watson read a paper on " Collecting Insects in Jamaica, B. W. I.," 

 illustrated by maps, photographs and two cases of lepidoptera. Mr. Watson 

 left New York, November 6, 19 19. Erebus odora was the first capture, Nov. 

 nth, and for three months thereafter he collected assiduously, his headquarters 

 being at Mandeville. There he met E. Stuart Panton and visited his bungalow 

 at 3,000 ft. elevation, where the collecting at light was good. At Kingston 

 he met Frank Cundall, Secretary of Jamaica Institute, and had an opportunity 

 of seeing their entomological collections. Special attention was paid to col- 

 lecting Sphingidae, at flowers about dusk ; their swift flight making quick work 

 necessary. Mr. Watson gave many notes on his captures which may be pub- 

 lished later, and spoke gratefully of the generosity of Mr. B. Preston Clark 

 and of the courtesies of Dr. Harry Far-quharson of Jamaica. 



His remarks were discussed by Mr. Mutchler, who exhibited the Lampy- 

 ridas he had collected, and by Messrs. Davis, Engelhardt and Olsen. 



Mr. Davis called attention to May 20, 1920, being the 82d anniversary of 

 Mrs. Annie Trumbull Slosson and the congratulations of the Society were 

 ordered to be sent to her by letter. 



Dr. Bequaert spoke on " Fungi that grow on Ants," giving a general re- 

 view of the classification of such fungi, illustrated by blackboard sketches and 

 specimens. His remarks have been published in Bull. Br. Ent. Soc. XV, pp. 

 71-79, and were discussed by Messrs, Engelhardt and Davis, the latter recall- 

 ing numerous examples of the genus Cordyceps on beetle larvae and pupje. 



Mr. Nicolay spoke of his trip to Manumuskin and Maurice River and 

 Malaga, N. J., resulting in the capture of four Buprestis salisburiensis. 



Mr. Dickerson exhibited Bull. Cal. Agl. Dept-, IX, No. 4, on the control 

 of Mealy Bugs, especially by the introduction of natural enemies, Hymenop- 

 tera from Sicily and lady bugs from Australia. 



His remarks were discussed by Dr. Marchand and Mr. Davis. 



Meeting of October 5. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held at 

 8:00 P.M., October 5, 1920, in the American Museum of Natural History, 

 President L. B. Woodruff in the chair, with 20 members and four visitors 

 present. 



The Secretary distributed copies of a pamphlet on the Japanese Beetle, 

 presented by Mr. John J. Davis. 



