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duction covers every phase of the subject, such as history of New England 

 Orlhopterology, collections of New England Orthoptera, classification, anat- 

 omy, habits, geographical distribution, methods of collecting and preserving, 

 etc. The sequence of the families is changed from that of Mr. Scudder's 

 catalogue of 1900, and more nearly conforms to that of Westwood and Kirby, 

 except that the long-horned grasshoppers or Tettigoniidre precede the crickets. 

 A further change has been made in placing the burrowing crickets and pygmy 

 locusts last in their respective families. 



The total number of Orthoptera and Dermaptera recorded from New 

 England is 132, of which probably 104 are native and 28 introduced. Un- 

 doubtedly several other species known to occur in the State of New York 

 will in time be found in New England. 



In the account of the broad-winged katydid, Pterophylla camellifolia, 

 there is a quotation from Dr. Harris stating that the eggs of that species are 

 laid in two contiguous rows along the surface of a twig, the bark of which 

 is previously shaved off or made rough with her piercer. Dr. Harris in his 

 " Insects Injurious to V^egetation " states that he is " indebted to Miss Morris 

 for specimens of these eggs." Evidently Miss Morris sent the Doctor the 

 eggs of Microcentrum and not of Pterophylla, for wc have se\ cral times seen 

 the broad-winged katydid laying its eggs in slits in pine bark and in that of 

 the common locust. Others have had similar experience. Dr. Packard. Wm. 

 Saunders and Prof. Kellogg all make the same or nearly the same statement 

 regarding the eggs of the broad-winged katydid, and all no doubt copied from 

 Dr. Harris. 



On the six colored plates some of the more strikingly marked species are 

 shown, also the several kinds of tree-crickets, while most of the other plates 

 are devoted to finely executed outline figures of structural characters. There 

 is an accented list of scientific names, also a glossary. 



Wm. T. D.wis. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of M.\Rcn 16. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomolof,ncal Society was held at 

 8 P. M. on March 16, 1920. in the American Museum of Natural History, 

 Vice-President John D. Sherman, Jr., in the chair, with nineteen (19) members 

 and five visitors present. 



The Treasurer read a letter from Farmer's Loan & Trust Co., acknowl- 

 edging addition of $100 to the Permanent Fund. 



Mr. E- A. Smith, 2 Arden St., New York City, was elected an active 

 member. 



Several items in current numbers of " Science " were read. Mr. John 



