Dec, 1914] Proceedings of the Society. 333 



Among other desirable species taken bjf Mr. Shoemaker and the 

 writer which are not additions to the list, are two specimens of Agrotis 

 hostonicnsis Grote, which is more common northward; Chloridea 

 virescens Fab., only mentioned from Staten Island in the New Jersey- 

 list, and Scmiophora grisatra Smith, the type locality of which is 

 Lakehurst. This last named species was found on the trunks of pine 

 trees and also came to sugar at night. Xylina capax Grote & Robin- 

 son was collected October 19, 1913, and again October 9 to 12, 1914, 

 when excepting HcUophila unipuncta, it was the most common species 

 at sugar. In the New Jersey list it is recorded under the name 

 Anytiis capax^ and only from "Ramsey IX, 19 (Sleight)." 



In October, 1913, we collected Xylina fagina Morrison, Xylina 

 thaxteri Grote, Xylina laticincrca Grote, Scopclosoma zvalkcri Grote, 

 Scopelosoma sidits Guenee and Scopelosoma tristigmata Grote, which 

 we did not find in October, 1914. — Wm. T. Davis. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of May 19, 1914. 



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

 May 19, 1914, at 8.15 P. M., at Heim's Restaurant, President Raymond C. 

 Osburn in the chair, with nineteen members present. 



The meeting was preceded by an informal supper at 7 P. M. In calling 

 the meeting to order, Dr. Osburn referred to the floral contribution from the 

 garden of Mr. Joutel, who was unable to be present in person. 



The Field Committee reported on the Field Meeting at Great Notch, N. J., 

 and asked the wishes of the members regarding subsequent meetings. 



After a general discussion of the subject it was voted to hold three meet- 

 ings in the field, in which the Brooklyn Society should be invited to partici- 

 pate : Decoration Day at Wading River, L. I., July 4, at Pine Island, N. Y., 

 Labor Day at a place to be selected on July 4. 



On motion, Mr. Mutchler was authorized to act as librarian for the bal- 

 ance of the year. 



Mr. Schaeffer exhibited " North American Species of Onthophagus " and 

 spoke concerning them, saying in part that the so-called varieties of O. janus 

 were not all properly placed, substriatns being in truth simply a color varia- 

 tion, but subcrneus and orpheus quite distinct species. All the known species 

 except brevifrons and cribricollis were shown, including several described by 



