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Journal Xew York Entomological Society, t^'o'- ^-^^i- 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of February 3. 



A regular meeting of the Xew York Entomological Society was held 

 February 3, 1914, at 8:15 P. M., in the American Museum of Natural History, 

 Vice-President H. G. Barber in the chair, with twenty-two members and five 

 visitors, including Dr. E. A. Chapman and 'Mr. J. A. Weber of the Linnaean 

 Society, present. 



Dr. Philip Dowell, of Port Richmond, X. Y., was proposed for active mem- 

 bership by Mr. Davis and, the by-laws being suspended for the purpose, was 

 immediately elected. 



Mrs. Annie Trumbull Slosson, through Mr. Davis, communicated a press 

 notice of the meeting, in which the Coleoptera to be discussed appeared as 

 Cleopatra. 



Mr. Leng read a paper on " Collecting Insects in Cuba " referring especi- 

 ally to the Coleoptera collected on his recent visit to the island with Dr. Lutz. 



Mr. Groth exhibited his collection of the Papilios of Cuba, commenting on 

 the comparative rarity of males. The species shown were : 



Papilio colunibus H. Sch. 

 dez'illiers H. Sch. 

 polydamas Linn. 

 thoas oviedo Gundl. 

 pelaiis Fabr. 

 o.vvnius Hiibn. 



Papilio celadon Lucas. 

 caigiiaiiabiis Poey. 

 aristodemns Esper. 

 andremon Hubn. 

 androgens Cram. 



Dr. Lutz exhibited with the radiopticon, about 75 photographs and pic- 

 tures of Cuban scenes, describing his visits to Guana, Zaza del Medio and 

 Santiago, confirming what had been said as to three sections of Cuba. He 

 dwelt particularly upon his visit to Guantanamo, where he was fortunate in 

 meeting Mr. Charles T. Ramsden, the principal living Cuban entomologist, and 

 with his guidance was able to collect in the tropical jungle of the eastern end 

 of the island. 



Mr. Davis presented portraits of Dr. Henry Skinner to the Society's 

 collection. 



During the service of refreshments, Mr. Weeks entertained the Society 

 with newspaper articles on entomological matters, and exhibited part of his 

 collection of Oodes and other Carabidie obtained years ago at the foot of the 

 Palisades, a locality Mr. Weeks said which was now much altered, so that the 

 best place for such species was prabably the border of the marshes on the 

 south shore of Long Island. 



