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the State next season, in connection with the proposed New York State List, 

 viz : Salamanca, Westfield and Batavia. Both speakers expressed their grati- 

 tude for their kindly reception by the members of the faculty. 



Mr. Dow presented portraits donated by Dr. Walther Horn, of Berlin, 

 of the following entomologists, viz : Roger, Westwood, Redtenbacher, Satzuma, 

 Faust, Herrich-Schaeffer and Kiesenwetter, also a colored representation of a 

 meeting of the Passaliden Club. 



A portrait of Mr. Barber was also added to the collection, jj— — 



Mr. Schaeffer spoke of an exchange of publications requested by the 

 Hof Museum of Vienna, which on motion was referred to the publication 

 committee. 



Dr. Osburn exhibited Odonata from Atlin, B. C. ; his remarks thereon 

 will be printed in Miscellaneous Notes. 



Mr. Dickerson exhibited Colobopterus excisus Hagen, taken at Blue An- 

 chor, N. J., July 3. The only record in Smith's List for this species is 

 Belmar, July, one specimen (Johnson). Mr. Schaeffer said it had however 

 been found by Mr. Schott and Mr. Davis added the following from his col- 

 lection, viz. : Lakehurst, N. J., July g. 



Mr. Dickerson also exhibited a croton bug (Blatella germanica) taken 

 in Newark, the young of which had hatched while the egg mass was still 

 partly within the body. 



Mr. Davis said while it was more usual for the egg mass to be de- 

 posited before the young hatched, instances of both methods were known, in 

 which statement he was corroborated by Mr. Schaeffer. 



Colonel Casey's gift of Memoirs V was exhibited and commented upon 

 by several members. 



Meeting of December 15, 1914. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held 

 December 15, 1914, at 8:15 P. M., in the American Museum of Natural His- 

 tory. President Dr. Raymond C. Osburn in the chair, with ten members 

 present. 



Mr. Dow proposed Professor Nicholas E. Crosby of 62 West 56th St., 

 New York, for active membership. On motions of Messrs. Engelhardt and 

 Barber, the by-laws were suspended and Professor Crosby was immediately 

 elected by an affirmative ballot cast by the secretary. 



The president appointed Messrs. Davis, Sleight and Mutchler as a com- 

 mittee, to nominate candidates for officers for the ensuing year. 



Mr. Engelhardt under the title " Entomological Excursions in the Ba- 

 hamas " read a paper illustrated by about 100 lantern slides, descriptive of 

 the islands he visited, New Providence, Andros and Abaco, their vegetation, 

 industries, people and scenery, ending with remarkable submarine pictures 

 of the sea bottom showing corals, seafans, fish, etc. The forests of pine on 

 Abaco, recently commercially developed, were shown as one of the good col- 

 lecting places, and the old-fashioned coral rock roads of New Providence, 



