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lecontei and many Pselaphidse and Scydmasnidae were found. He illustrated on 

 the blackboard the differences in the antennae of three species of Brachygluta, 

 abdominalis having the penultimate joint short, quadrate, hiniger, the last two 

 joints nearly equally elongate, cavtcornis, both elongate but the penultimate 

 much the longer. It appeared from his records that cavtcornis was the com- 

 mon species on the Staten Island salt meadow near Decker's pond. 



Mr. Notman and Dr. Bequaert also spoke of Pselapid collecting under bark 

 and in damp woods. 



In a general discussion of the early spring it developed from many in- 

 stances cited by Messrs. Woodruff, Burns (Papilio turntis flying April 12th), 

 Davis (Cicindela rugifrons April 3d), Shoemaker, Bischoff, Dr. Lutz, Angell, 

 Watson, Nicolay, Weiss and others, that while the season for plants and over- 

 wintering insects was certainly early, there were probably other insects 

 that failed to respond to the impulse of the warm days in March, as shown by 

 the poor collecting at Pussy Willow this year. Dr. Bequaert objected, how- 

 ever, to any conclusions being drawn regarding insects without the same 

 carefully compiled comparative data that Mr. Davis used regarding plants. 



Mr. Tee Van spoke briefly of his collecting in the South American rain 

 forest with Prof. Wheeler and Dr. Forbes and the intensive work done in a 

 limited area. 



Dr. Bequaert announced the repetition in Brooklyn of Dr. Bradley's lec- 

 ture on Upper Amazon country, praising it as given in the Staten Island 

 Museum. 



Mr. Cassino closed the meeting by an interesting account of his early 

 entomological experiences with Putnam and Packard, his drawings of Geo- 

 metrid venation, his 22 editions of the Naturalist's Directory, his connection 

 with the American Naturalist, etc. 



