206 Journal New York Entomological Society, t^'o'- xxx. 



visit his aged fatlier-in-law, Dr. David Sharp, Mr. A. B. Wolcott of Porto 

 Rico, etc. 



Meeting of May i6. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held at 

 8 P.M., on May i6th, 1922. in the American Museum of Natural History, 

 Pres. John D. Sherman, Jr., in the chair, with 16 members and eight visitors 

 present. 



Mr. Shoemaker exhibited eight boxes of Chrysomelidse and a number of 

 rare and interesting moths allied to Nacophora quernaria. He called atten- 

 tion to the work of Hulst and that of Moffatt on the moths shown and to 

 that of Knab on the Chrysomelid beetles of the genus Calligrapha in rela- 

 tion to the specimens shown. 



Mr. Mutchler spoke first of the beginning of the automobile journey 

 to Colorado by Dr. Lutz and Mr. Sievers, showing postal cards received by 

 him from various places as far west as Indiana. He also exhibited for 

 Mr. Watson a remarkable bug from the Philippine Islands. 



Mr. Mutchler then spoke in conjunction with Mr. Weiss on " Economic 

 Species of Agrilns in New Jersey " of which a new key based on obvious 

 characters will be printed by New Jersey Agricultural Dept. ; 21 species were 

 discussed with reference to their food plant, the damage done, and the 

 character of the workings of the larva. 



Mr. Engelhardt gave an interesting account of his visit to Mobile, Ala., 

 and collecting experiences with Mr. Loding, Dr. Van Aller and Mr. Dukes, 

 during which he visited the coastal swamp at Gulfport. Miss., the cypress 

 swamp at Bayou Chippewa, and the higher country about Spring Hill. He 

 visited by auto the localities where the extensive cultivation of pecan nuts 

 and Satsuma oranges is being encouraged to replace the damage to the 

 cotton crop done by the boll weevil and ended his trip at the Florida State 

 Museum at Gainesville, after visiting at St. Petersburg. Fla., with George 

 Franck, whom he found at So years of age, somewhat feeble. 



Mr. Sherman spoke of his recent visit to Washington, of Colonel Casey's 

 forthcoming Memoirs X devoted to South American Barini. of Dr. Howard, 

 W. M. Mann and Dr. Schwarz. In reference to the list of beetles ot 

 Georgia published in White's "Statistics of Georgia" he said Dr. Schwarz 

 had discovered that its author was neither John Eaton Leconte nor John 

 Lawrence Leconte, but a cousin of the latter, having the same initials. 



