260 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. xii. 



Mr. Franck stated in conclusion that stella is much more entitled to a variety- 

 name than Julia and the species, in his judgment, should be placed as follows : An- 

 thocharis sai-a Bdvl., var. julia Edw., var stella Edw. 



Mr. Beyer read a paper on " A Few Notes on Brenthidse " illustrated by speci- 

 mens. So far as known there are six species of this family in the United States, as 

 follows: Cylas fornticarius Fab, £upsaHs minttla Hvary, Tra< helhus uncimamis, 

 Vasseletia vasseleti, Brentlitis anchorngn Linn., Brenlhus pctjinsularis Horn. 



Mr. Franck reported that he had recently received from Binghamton, N. Y., a 

 specimen of Colias philodice having two heads, with three antenna;. 



Mr. Leng called on Rev. C. J. S. Bethune to address a few remarks to ihe 

 society. Mr. Bethune responded by giving an account of the early history of the 

 Ontario Entomological vSociety and outlined some of the work which the society has 

 been doing of recent years in connection with the Department of Agriculture of the 

 Dominion of Canada. 



The remarks were listened to with much interest and upon request of the Vice- 

 President Dr. Zabriskie expressed the pleasure of the society in having Mr. Bethune 

 with us and thanked him for his interesting talk. 



Meeting of May 17, 1904. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. President Roberts in the 

 chair with ten members present. 



The minutes of the previous meeting read and approved. 



The committee in reference to holding one meeting a month reported progress. 



On motion of Mr. Joutel the society voted to donate i?5.oo to the elevator man. 



On motion of Mr. Leng the society voted to donate three volumes of the Journal 

 to the Allgemeine Zeit. f. Ent. 



Mr. Leng exhibited specimens of two varieties of Omus from the vicinity of 

 Kaweah, California, collected by Mr. Ralph Hopping. The specimens are not 

 identical with any previously described variety but approach nearest to Icevis and in- 

 tennedius. A letter from Mr. Hopping was shown with a sketch map of the vicinity 

 showing that the intermedius form occurs in the chapparal belt, 3,000 to 4,500 feet 

 elevation ; while the lavis form occurs in the pine belt, elevation 5,000 to 7,000 feet. 



Mr. Schaeffer mentioned that the Anthribidas were well represented in Browns- 

 ville, Texas. Eighteen species were known to him to occur there of which several 

 are new species ; one or two Taxotrapis, one Gonops, one Phocnicobius, two Amhri- 

 bus, a species near Brachytarsis, a new genus and a very interesting species which 

 does not fit any of the genera known to him. This latter species has the cavities for 

 the insertion of the antennse visible from above and the prothoracic carina antebasal. 

 These characters put it in Lecordaire's " Anthribides anoceres, Group II, Natioxe- 

 nides," but it differs greatly from the genus Notioxenus which makes the erection of 

 a new genus for this species necessary. 16 out of the 18 known species were taken 

 by him in Brownsville and were exhibited, also colored drawings of nearly all of the 

 species of the North American Cassidini for his intended paper on this tribe of the 

 Chrysomelidae. 



H. G. Barber, Secretary. 



