Mar. 1900. 



Proceedings of the Society 49 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMOLOG- 

 ICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of November 15, 1898. 

 Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 

 President Love in the chair. Eight members present. 

 Mr. Chas. Wunder was elected an active member of the society. 

 Mrs. Browning proposed Mrs. A. L. Lesher for active membership. 

 Mr. Kemp exhibited an electric lamp for night collections and spoke on the 

 merits of the same. Mr. Daecke exhibited an acetyline (calcium carbide) lamp. 



Meeting of December 6, 1898. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 



President Love in the chair. Seven members present. 



Mrs. Lesher was elected a member of the society. Mr. BeutenmuUer proposed 

 Mr H. S. Barber for active membership. 



On motion the President appointed Messrs. Zabriskie, BeutenmuUer and Black- 

 burn to serve on a committee for nominating officers for 1899. The sum of $25.00 

 was appropriated for the purpose of purchasing a lantern for the society. 



Dr Love announced that an auction sale of insects for the benefit of the Journal 

 would be held on December 13th at 8 p. m. and that the list of insects for sale had 

 been distributed. 



Dr. Love exhibited a male of Cossus macmurtriei. 



Meeting of December 13, 1898. 

 A special meeting was held at 417 Madison Avenue, for the auction sale of in- 

 sects. The sum of $107.36 was realized. 



Meeting of December 26, 1898. 

 Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 

 President Love in the chair. Eight members present. 

 Mr. Barber was elected a member of the society. 

 Mr. BeutenmuUer acted as Recording Secretary pro Urn. in absence of Mr. 



Daecke. 



Mr. Dyar read a lengthy paper on the larvae of Arctiida: (see ante, p. 34). 



After discussion, adjournment. 



Meeting of January 3, 1899. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 



President Love in the chair. Eight members present. 



The following officers for the year 1899 were elected. President, E. G. Love ; 

 Vice-President, C. F. Groth ; Rec. Secretary, C. Schaeffer ; Corr. Secretary, E. Shoe- 

 maker ; Executive Committee, J. L. Zabriskie, C. Palm, H. Hug, R. Ottolengui ; 

 Publication Committee, Wm. Beutenmiiller, L. H. Joutel, C. F. Groth, C. Schaeffer. 



