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Meeting of May 2, 191 1. 



Held at the American Museum of Xatural History at 8.15 P. M., President 

 C. W. Leng in the chair with twenty-one members and two visitors present. 



In the absence of the regular secretary, Mr. Barber was appointed to act 

 as secretary pro tern. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. 



Mr. Osburn, of the Photograph Committee, exhibited photographs of 

 Henry G. Hubbard and Mr. Otto Seifert. 



The curator, Dr. Lutz, reported on the progress of the work with the 

 local collection. 



Mr. Grosbeck, of the Field Committee, reported that six members 

 enjoyed a profitable trip to Jamesburg, N. J., on April 30. The excursion to 

 Ramsey, N. J., was to be postponed from May 14 to May 21. 



Mr. Sleight exhibited three views of field meetings presented by Dr. Lutz. 



Mr. Southwick reported that the collection of Dr. Zabriskie was ready 

 for the inspection of any of the members who cared to see it, but its final 

 disposal was uncertain. It was desirable however to keep the collection 

 intact. 



Mr. G. W. J. Angell moved that a committee be appointed to examine the 

 collection and report upon the desirability of securing it to form a part of 

 the local collection. 



Dr. Southwick and Dr. Lutz were appointed by the president as the 

 committee. 



Dr. Raymond C. Osburn spoke on " Digestion in Insects," illustrating 

 his remarks by numerous lantern slides. After showing a chart explaining 

 the various steps in nutrition Dr. Osburn exhibited illustrations and remarked 

 concerning the various kinds of digestive tracts in insects, and compared the 

 processes of digestion with those in man. 



Dr. Lutz's paper on " Geology and Insects " was accompanied by a 

 number of interesting slides showing the geological changes which have taken 

 place in the conformation of New Jersey and spoke concerning the effect of 

 these changes on the dispersal of insect life. Considerable discussion fol- 

 lowed concerning the dispersal of southern insects along the coast, in which 

 the ocean currents were an important factor according to Professor Smith. 



Mr. Shoemaker exhibited some moths from East New York, which were 

 presented to the local collection. 



Meeting of May 16, 191 1. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held 

 May 16 at 8.15 P. M. in the American Museum of Natural History, with 

 President Leng in the chair and twenty-six members present. 



Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The curator 

 reported progress in the identifying and cataloging of the local collection. 

 The librarian reported the receipt of the following publications : 



Canadian Entomologist, Vol. XLIII, No. 5. 



