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moth, Anisota senatoria. had devoured practically all the leaves of the oak 

 which was abundant there. 

 Society adjourned. 



Meeting of Tuesday, November i, 1910. 

 Held at the American Museum of Natural History, at 8.15 P- M., with 

 President C. W. Leng in the chair and twenty-four members and one visitor 



present. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. 

 The treasurer, Mr. Davis, reported that the Journal account was short of 

 funds and on motion of Mr. Joutel the treasurer was authorized to transfer 

 the necessary funds from the Society's account. 



The librarian, Mr. Schaeffer, reported the receipt of the following 

 exchanges : 



Stett. Entomol. Zeit., LXXH, No. i. 

 Deutsche Entomol. Zeitschrift, 19 10, No. 5. 



Jahresheft d. Vereins fur Schlesische Insecktenkunde, 191 0, No. 3. 

 Anales del Museo Nacional, XI, Ser. 3. 



Verhandl. d. K. K. Zool. Bot. Gesellschaft Wien, LX, Nos. 4, 5, 6. 

 New Moths of the Genus Trichostibas by August Busk. 

 Memorias do Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, II, No. i. 

 Coleoptera of Indiana by W. S. Blatchley. 



Catalogue of Odonata of North America by R. A. Muttkowsky. 

 The librarian requested that short notes for publication in the Journal 

 be transmitted to the secretary. 



The curator, Dr. Uitz, exhibited and spoke of the Coleoptera presented to 

 the local collection by Mr. Angell, also moths presented by Mr. Comstock. 

 Dr. Osburn exhibited a photograph of Dr. Zabriskie. 



Mr. Sleight announced that he had been appointed to receive photographs 

 connected with field trips of the members and exhibited several presented by 

 Mr. Davis and Mr. Engelhardt. 



Mr. Grossbeck proposed as active members of the Society, Dr. Wm. T. M. 

 Forbes, of Rutgers College, New Brunsick, N. J., and Mr. E. E. Phillips, 201 

 Park Ave., Plainfield, N. J. 



On motion of Mr. Angell the by-laws were suspended and the secretary 

 instructed to cast a single ballot for the election of these members. 



Mr. Groth announced the death of a former member of the Society, Dr. 

 Otto Seifert, on October 20. 



On motion of Mr. Harris, Mr. Groth was requested to write for the Journal 

 an obituary notice, including an account of Dr. Seifert's entomological work. 



Dr. Southwick read a paper on the " Food of Insects." He particularly 

 discussed the food plants of butterflies and moths, mentioning the special food 

 of most of the United States species. He exhibited mounted specimens of a 

 great many of the plants mentioned, which are to form part of the collection 

 of food plants to be deposited in the Museum and used in connection with the 

 local collection of insects. 



