Sept., 1906] Proceedings of the Society. 175 



Mr. Roberts asked about the tarsal characters. Mr. Schaeffer said that the legs 

 were difficult to examine but undoubtedly good characters could be found there. 



Mr. Leng exhibited a specimen of Neoclytus jotitelii Davis, a longicorn beetle 

 previously known only by the type and stated that Mr. Bischoff, of Newark, had 

 taken the specimen shown as well as one other at Lakehurst, N. J., on July 7, 

 1906, by beating oak trees. The type had also been taken at Lakehurst. Mr. 

 Leng also exhibited a specimen of Anistoma alternata Melsh. , a beetle of the family 

 Silphidce which is new to the List of the Insects of New Jersey. This species is in- 

 cluded in the Washington list. The specimen shown was captured by Mr. W. T. 

 Davis on Staten Island in October. 



In discussing the subject of albinism Mr. Southwick said plants often exhibited 

 this and asked about its occurrence in higher animals. Dr. Wheeler said that he had 

 found no albinistic forms among ants but that occasionally such forms appeared 

 among wild animals but that it was only among domesticated animals that we have 

 albinistic races. 



Dr. Wheeler invited the society to meet in his room in the future. 



Annual Meeting of January 15, 1907. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. President C. H. Roberts 

 presided with fifteen members and one visitor present. 



The treasurer, Mr. Davis, read his annual report which showed the Society's 

 balance as $772.28, and the Journal's I200.56. 



The chairman of the nominating committee, Mr. Joutel, placed in nomination the 

 following ticket : 



President — C. W. Leng. 



Vice-president — E. B. Southwick. 



Treasurer — W. T. Davis. 



Corresponding and Recording Secretary — H. G. Barber. 



Librarian — C. Schaeffer. 



Executive Committee — Messrs. Groth, Watson, Beyer, Harris and Wheeler. 



Publication Committee — Messrs. Love, Schaeffer, Bird and Dyar. 



On motion of Mr. Groth the secretary cast one ballot in favor of the nominations 

 as read. 



The librarian reported the receipt of the following exchanges : 



Remplacement des Muscles Vibrateurs du vol par les colonnes d' adipocytes, chez 

 les Fourmis, apres,le vol nuptial, by Chas. Tanet. 



Anatomic de la tSte du Lasius niger, by Chas. Tanet. 



Georgia State Board of Entomology Bull. 22. 



Field Tables of Lepidoptera by Wm. J. M. Forbes. 



Proc. of the Davenport Academy of Sciences, Vol. XI, pp. I-124. 



Dr. E. P. Felt, Mr. E. A. Bischoff and Mr. J. R. de la Torre Bueno were pro- 

 posed as active members. 



Professor John B. Smith was proposed as a corresponding member. 



Mr. Joutel exhibited a small cocoon of a moth belonging to the Eucleidte which 

 was taken at Albany, April 5, 1906, collected and sent to him by Dr. Felt. He 

 remarked that it was of interest because as yet it was not generally distributed and 

 this was the first specimen known to have been taken in New York State. Dr. Fer- 



