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C. Haseman, Luray, Clark Co., Mo., with the date October 15, and commented 

 on its unusual lateness, its date of appearance on Staten Island being the 

 month of June. 



Mr. Burns exhibited a branch of ash one inch in diameter and about three 

 feet long, the surface of which was entirely covered by the workings of the 

 Scolyted beetle Hylesinus aculentus, saying that he had found it during the 

 afternoon in the Clove Valley. 



Meeting of November 18. 



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

 8:00 P.M., November 18, 1919, in the American Museum of Natural History, 

 President L. B. Woodruff in the chair, with seventeen members and two 

 visitors, Dr. Janvrin, of the Linnean Society, and Mr. Herbert Ruckes, of Cor- 

 nell University, present. 



Dr. W. Marchand, 226 East 15th St., New York City, was elected an 

 active member of the Society. Letters were read from R. P. Dow and L. R. 

 Reynolds. Mr. Davis exhibited photographs of the field meeting of November 

 4 and of the authors of the Rhynchophora of N. E. America. 



Mr. Woodruff spoke of " Some Membracids of the genus Ophiderma" and 

 exhibited the insects referred to. Mr. Notman gave " Notes on some species 

 of Bembidium " illustrated by series collected by himself in the Adirondacks. 

 These papers will be printed. 



Mr. Wm. T. Davis showed a female of the Noctuid moth Merolonche 

 dolli Barnes and McDonnough, collected at Lakehurst, N. J., April 29. The 

 specimen is rubbed but evidently belongs to the species mentioned, which has 

 not before been reported from the state of New Jersey. The species was de- 

 scribed and figured in " Contributions to the Lepidoptera of North America," 

 vol. IV, 2, May 15, 1918, and the type came from Central Park, Long Island, 

 N. Y. 



Mr. Olsen spoke of the accident by which Mr. Nielsen had suffered a 

 fractured heel bone. 



Mr. Woodruff exhibited the insects he had collected during his recent 

 stay in California. 



Meeting of December 2. 



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

 8:00 P.M., on December 2, 1919, in the American Museum of Natural History, 

 President Lewis B. Woodruff in the chair, with seventeen members and sev- 

 eral visitors present, including Mr. Herbert Ruckes, Mr. Carl Heinrich and 

 Mr. H. H. Johnson. 



On motion by Dr. Lutz, the Secretary was instructed to request the Publi- 

 cation Committee to have actual date of publication appear on each number 

 of the Journal. 



Dr. Lutz read a letter from Dr. Raymond C. Osborn, identifying the fol- 

 lowing flies : 



