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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMOLOG- 

 ICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of April 2. 



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

 2, 1918, at 8:00 P.M. in the American Museum of Natural History, President 

 L. B. Woodruff in the chair, with 16 members and four visitors, including 

 Dr. Edwin C. Van Dyke, present. 



Upon invitation by the chairman. Dr. Van Dyke spoke of certain taxo- 

 nomic matters he had noticed and generally of the interesting modifications 

 of beetles found in a few sp^ial environments. He pointed out in particular 

 that the W. I. Acmccoderci found in South Florida is cubcecola and not pul- 

 cherrima as it is commonly labelled, illustrating his remarks by showing the 

 specimens, the original descriptions and the figures given by Kerremans. 



He exhibited also a blind cave beetle collected near Austin, Texas, in 

 March, 1903, by Prof. Comstock, which is undescribed and especially interest- 

 ing because allied to Casnonia instead of Anophthalmus. 



In this connection Dr. Van Dkye spoke of the terricolous fauna of Cali- 

 fornia, exhibiting Pterosticlnis caligans Horn and related undescribed species, 

 pointing out their pallid color and restricted habitat ; also of the interesting 

 association of certain species with Ncotonui the bush or wood-rat. He re- 

 ferred also to the intertidal habitat of the aberrant species of Trcchus found 

 on the Pacific Coast, saying a new genus would eventually be needed for such 

 between Tree litis and Pogomts. 



Several new species of Cyehrini allied to subtilis were also shown. 



His remarks were discussed by several members. 



Mr. Barber read a paper on " New Species and Varieties of "Chinch-Bug 

 from the United States " with blackboard illustrations and diagrams to show 

 the dispersal routes suggested by Webster. This paper will be printed in full. 



Mr. Watson exhibited recent donations received from Mr. B. Preston 

 Clark, of Oberthiir and also Argentine butterflies and read a paper, " Miscel- 

 laneous Notes and Records of Local Lepidoptera," which will be printed in full. 



Mr. Notman exhibited a box of Coleoptera collected March 31 at Chaun- 

 cey, Westchester Co., N. Y., pointing out a number of interesting species 

 included. 



Mr. Dow exhibited and donated to his fellow members a number of 

 beetles and other insects collected March 31 at Claremont, N. H. 



Meeting of April 16. 



.\ regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held at 

 S:oo P.M., April 16, 1918, in the American Museum of Natural History, Presi- 

 dent Lewis B. Woodruff in the chair, with twenty members and three visitors, 

 including Mr. F. G. Carnochan, present. 



