20G Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. viii. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMO- 

 LOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meetini; of March 7, 1899. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 



President Love in the chair. Seven members present. 



Dr. Ottolengui read a paper on Collecting in the Woods of Maine, illustrated by 

 a series of photographs of the region. He stated that few noctuids were taken at 

 sugar and light, but Geometrid^e were more abundant, and of which he took about 

 200 specimens, representing 25 species. After discussion adjournment. 



Meehni; (IF March 21, 1S99. 

 Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 

 President Love in the chair. Nine members present. 



On motion it was proposed that Dr. R. Ottolengui be nominated as a candidate 

 for the approjniation of $^0 from the John Strong Newberry fund for scientific re- 

 searches. 



Mr. Beutenmiiller spoke on TrocJiiUuin {::= ^Egeria) //^/(//c' and allied species. 

 He stated that tibiale was found from Canada, New Hampshire and northern New 

 York westward to Vancouver Island and T. apiforviis occurred as far west as Ne- 

 vada. He pointed out the differences of the two species. They differ mainly in the 

 bands on the abdomen and the markings on the thorax. T. pacificum has the abdo. 

 men wholly yellow, except the basal segments. He also exhibited a .specimen ol Al- 

 catho? caiidata var. 7valkeri and the types of the Sesiidaj described by T. W. Harris- 

 Mr. Shoemaker exhibited a number of rare noctuids taken by him at sugar on 



Long Island. 



Meetini; of Ai'RiL 4, 1899. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 



In the absence of the President and Vice-President, Rev. J. L. Zabriskie was 

 elected to act as chairman pro tern. Seven members present. 



Rev. Zabriskie spoke on the stridulating organ of Le7na tnlitteata, supplemented 

 by specimens shown under the microscope, and blackboard drawings. The organ 

 consists of a plate situated at the b.ise of the pygidium and furnished with transverse 

 elevated ridges. The sound is produced by rubbing the pygidium against the under- 

 side of the elytra, which is furnished with pointed elevations like the teeth of a file. 

 Mention was also made of the stridulating organs of some Orthoptera. After discus- 

 sion adjournment. 



Meeting of May 16, 1899. 



Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 



President Love in the chair. Nine members present. 



Mr. Beutenmiiller proposed Dr. D. M. Cammann for active membership. 



It was proposed that a field meeting be held on May 27th-29th to the Ramapo 

 Mts., N. Y. 



Mr. Beutenmiiller spoke on Notolophus inornatus, described jjy him some years 

 ago from a worn example, and was placed as a synonym of leiicostigma by Dr. Dyar. 



