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our Ceratocampids, together with some South American forms. The 

 work has been completed after Dr. Packard's death, which perhaps 

 accounts for a certain disjointed air and for sundry strange statements, 

 such as one we find in the explanation of plates, where a figure pur- 

 ports to represent the " newly hatched larva in stage V." Dr. Pack- 

 ard has gone extensively into the phylogeny and relationships of the 

 group, and has arrived in many respects at sound results. We find 

 ourselves more in accord with his views than we had anticipated would 

 be the case. We cannot, however, be expected to acquiesce in the 

 impossible derivation of the Citheroniidae from the Notodontidre 

 which is set forth. Likewise we dissent from the relationship claimed 

 for the Sphingidae. Dr. Packard emotes and confirms our statements 

 as to the differences in structure of these groups, yet fails to draw the 

 necessary conclusion that they are unrelated. A full life history of 

 the Sphingid Ceratomia amyntor is given. Some new species are de- 

 scribed, which must be verified, as we believe Dr. Packard was pos- 

 sessed of but slender South American material. We particularly com- 

 mend the many beautiful plates drawn by Mr. L. H. Joutel and those 

 photographed by Mr. A. H. Verrill, although, by some misfortune, 

 all the larvae are represented as resting on the branch above, a position 

 that no living larva of this size does, or could possibly maintain. It 

 is with the greatest regret that we realize this to be the last of the 

 Bombycid monographs, as the learned author has passed from among us. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of February 21, 1905. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 



President C. II. Roberts presided with eight members and three visitors present. 



Mr. Barber proposed Mr. Edgar L. Dickerson of Newark, N. J. as an active 

 member of the society. 



On motions the by-laws were suspended and the secretary instructed to cast a 

 single ballot in favor of the election of Mr. Dickerson at the present meeting. 



The resignations of Mr. G. A. Billings and C. T. Brues as active members were 

 accepted by the society with regrets. 



< >n motion <>{ Mr. Davis the secretary was requested to address letters of sympathy 

 to Mrs. A. S. Packard and Mrs. Annie Trumbull Slosson on behalf of the society. 



The librarian, Mr. Shaeffer reported the receipt of the following exchanges : 



Verhandl. d. k. k. Zool. Bot. Gesellschaft, LIV, Nos. 8 and 9. 



Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc, XLIII, No. 177. 



