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Mr. Burns contributed the following note on a Diopsid Fly on Staten 

 Island : Sphyracephala brevicornis Say has been taken in a number of locali- 

 ties, but every occurrence of this rare fly should be noted. One specimen was 

 taken near Richmond, S. I., New York, on May 22, 19 19, by sweeping skunk 

 cabbage along the borders of a brook. 



Minutes of January 6. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held 

 at 8:00 P.M., on January 6, 1920, in the American Museum of Natural His- 

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

 visitors, Mr. E. A. Chapin and Miss Campbell, present. 



The Nominating Committee reported the following nominations for officers 

 for 1920: President, L. B. Woodruff; Vice-President, J. D. Sherman, Jr.; 

 Secretary, Chas. W. Leng ; Treasurer, Wm. T. Davis ; Librarian, Frank E. 

 Watson; Curator, A. J. Mutchler; Executive Committee, H. G. Barber, Jos. 

 Bequaert, Geo. P. Engelhardt, H. B. Weiss, C. E. Olsen ; Publication, Howard 

 Notman, W, P. Comstock, F. E. Lutz, Chas. Schaeffcr; Delegate to Neiv York 

 Academy of Sciences, W. T. Davis. There being no other nominations, the 

 Secretary was instructed to cast one affirmative ballot. 



Letters from W. C. Dukes, Mobile, Ala., and Rev. H. I. J. Bodley, of 

 Australia, were read. 



Dr. Howard's election as president A. A. A. S. was noted, also his election 

 as president of the Entomological Society of America. 



A photograph of Mr. Woodruff was presented. 



Dr. Bequaert spoke on " Predaceous Enemies of Ants," including other 

 insects, toads, birds, mammals, showing specimens and photographs. His paper 

 will later be printed in full. 



It was discussed by Messrs. Comstock, Hallinan, Davis and Weiss. 



Mr. Leng read some extracts from the Bulletin of the Entomological So- 

 ciety of France, of 50 years ago, showing similarity between their meetings 

 and our own. 



Mr. Chapin spoke of there being possibly too much importance attached 

 to human tastes in studying insects, for it was rash to assume that our tastes 

 and those of insects were identical. 



Mr. Woodruff exhibited Telephorus carolinus and the newly described al- 

 lied species T. neglectus Fall, pointing out the differences in size and antennal 

 structure. The specimens of neglectus came from L. L 



Minutes of January 20. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held 

 at 8 :oo P.M., on January 20, in the American Museum of Natural History, 

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

 visitors present, including Professor H. C. Fall. 



Mr. .•Kdolf Rccht, 430 E. 67th St.. was elected a member. 



