208 Journal New York Entomological Society. [\^o1. iv. 



Meeting of April 22, 1896. 



An auction sale of insects was held for the benefit of the Journal. 

 The specimens for this purpose were donated by Mrs. Slosson, and 

 Messrs. Palm, Bradford, Dyar, Ottolengui, Schaeffer, Miinch, Loos 

 and Joutel. Many of the species brought good prices ; the total amount 

 realized being ^77.35. Dr. Ottolengui and Mr. Beutenmiiller acted as 

 auctioneers. 



Meeting of May 5, 1866, 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 



In the absence of the President, Mr. Beutenmiiller was elected 

 chairman /r^? tern. Nine members present. 



Mr. Beutenmiiller spoke of the 4th of July field meeting to be held 

 at Hemlock Falls, N. J., to which the Society had been invited. 



Dr. Love moved to appoint a committee of three, of which the 

 chairman of this meeting shall be chairman. Accepted. 



Mrs. Louise Moschell was proposed as an active member by Mr. L. 

 H. Joutel. 



Mr. Dyar exhibited examples of the Callemorphas of our fauna and 

 showed some larva of C. falvicosta from Maryland. 



Dr. Love gave a few notes on the field meeting, made by the So- 

 ciety to St. Mary's Lake. 



Adjournment. 



Meeting of May 19, 1896. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 



President Zarbriskie in the chair. Eleveu members present. 



Mr. Beutenmiiller spoke on theadvisibility of sending the Journal 

 to the different Entomological Societies with a view to exchange. After 

 discussion Dr. Love moved that the publication committee be author- 

 ized to send out vols. 3 and 4 at its discretion, not to exceed 25 copies. 



Mrs. Louise Moschell was elected an active member. 



A vote of thanks was given to Mr. Miller, of No. 141 E. 40th St., 

 for giving the use of his hall to the Society to hold the auction sale of 

 insects. 



Mr. H. Loos read an interesting paper on the stridulating and hear- 

 ing organs of insects in which he gave the different ways of producing 

 sound and explained the sound-producing organs of the different in- 

 sects. Illustrated by plates, microscopical slides and insects. 



Dr. Love exhibited an interesting series of slides illustrating the 

 mechanism of the drum of the Cicada. 



