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sdiiii and larva, Horaina texana, Copidryas cosyra, Etulurtes spj-aguei, Eiichceies 

 innrina, Halisidota seruba with larva and cocoons, Ecpantheria mmina with larva 

 and pupte, Ecpantheria sp. new to our fauna, Carama cretata, with larva and 

 cocoon, Lagoa operctilaris with larva and cocoon, Schizura sp. with larva, new to 

 our fauna, Cerura scitisoipta with larva and cocoon, Sphingicampa hoegei (?) with 

 larva and pupae, Saturnia galbina and their cocoons formed in a mocking bird's nest. 

 Mr. Bueno made some remarks concerning the Hemiptera-Cryptocerata. He 

 mentioned the literature concerning all of the families of the group and spoke of 

 the necessity for much systematic and monographic work in certain of these. He 

 exhibited a series of specimens to illustrate the life-history of Pelocoris femorata Pal. 



Meeting of February 2, 1904. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History, Tuesday evening. President 

 C. H. Roberts in the chair with thirteen members and two visitors present. 



In the absence of the secretary, Mr. Weeks was appointed secretary pro tempore. 



Mr. Leng, of the publication committee, reported that at a meeting of the com- 

 mittee held this evening Dr. Harrison G. Dyar had been elected editor of the Journal 

 for the coming year. Also that arrangements would be made to have separata of 

 important papers printed in such form as to be readily available for sale or distribution. 



Mr. Groth requested that action upon his motion laid over from the last meeting 

 be deferred until next fall. 



Mr. E. B. Southvvick read a paper upon " Cleaning of the Central Park Ponds 

 for the Prevention of the Mosquitoes." He gave an account of how the work was 

 carried on during the past summer and explained some of the difficulties of the under- 

 taking. While there were some mosquitoes in the park there were not nearly as many 

 as had been claimed. These were principally CiiUx with very few if any Anopheles. 

 The ponds were well populated with fish which consumed the larva;. 



Mr. Southwick exhibited a copy of Dr. Berkeley's work on Mosquitoes. Dis- 

 cussion by Messrs. Roberts and Weeks. 



Mr. Watson exhibited the pupa and a bred specimen of Feniseca tarquinius and 

 gave the following notes concerning the species : "On July 4, 1903, the butterfly was 

 found in every stage in the vicinity of Ramapo, N. J. The larvae were found feeding 

 on colonies of lice [Schizoneura (esseUala) on alder." He understood that the insect 

 had been found during the winter in all stages except the imago. 



Mr. W eeks stated that some years ago he took a specimen of this butterfly near 

 Grasmere, Staten Island, being the first recorded capture of this insect on the island. 



Mr. Wm. T. C(jmstock presented some "Notes on AleliUea pliaeton^'' and in 

 connection therewith exhibited a series of specimens including not only the normal 

 form, but also a specimen approaching in maculation the variety superba, having the 

 while spots more or less confluent instead of distinctly separate, and phcethtisa, in which 

 the white spots were almost obsolete and the secondaries, save for the marginal yellow 

 dots, with faint traces of a few white spots, were uniformly black. In the primaries 

 also the white spots were to a great extent markedly absent. Of the variation strecketi 

 he had not been able to secure a description. Mr. Comstock drew attention to the 

 method in which the series of Al. phaeton were mounted for preservation and ready 

 inspection. 



Mr. Comstock expressed his opinion that local variations were not entitled to a 



