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Dr. Forbes said the same was true of some Noctuids in which a green 

 color indicated an eastern habitat. 



Mr. Schaeffer said notwithstanding some objections his studies of our 

 variable western Euinenes made it certain that too much reliance had here- 

 tofore been placed on color characters and he was fully in accord with Dr. 

 Bequaert's views. 



Mr. Leng read a paper, " Notes on New Coleoptera," and exhibited 

 specimens of two new species of Arthromacra, a new variety of Scaphinotus, 

 and an introduced species of Syncalypta, closing with a discussion of the 

 synonymy of Hymenonis or Mycetochara rufipes. 



His remarks were discussed by Messrs. Woodruff, Davis and Schaeffer. 



Mr. Schaeffer exhibited a specimen of Vespa austriaca, taken by Mr. 

 Engelhardt on Mt. Hood, Oregon, stating that this capture in conjunction with 

 those previously recorded, established the indigenous character of the species. 



Dr. Bequaert said he was probably correct and to facilitate the recog- 

 nition of the species gave some characters by which it could be recognized, 

 viz. : the short oculo-molar space by which the eyes almost reach the base 

 of the mandibles and the upper side of the hind tibiae provided with long hairs. 



Mr. Dow exhibited the following types and cotypes from his collection 

 which he had presented to the American Museum of Natural History, viz. : 

 Cicindela anita, named in honor of Mrs. Annie Trumbull Slosson. 

 Cicindela mariitha, named in honor of Mrs. Dow. 

 Cicindela ancocisconensis dowiana Casey. 

 Temnochila nyenta named in honor of our Society. 



Mr. Woodruff exhibited the dragon fly, Hagenins brevistylus, and its 

 remarkable pupa, which he had obtained from a mountain brook and raised 

 to maturity. 



Mr. Davis, commenting on the size and powers of flight of this dragon 

 fly, said that it bothered the butterflies more than most birds. 



Mr. Davis exhibited his remarkable collection of Chrysops flies, saying 

 that a large proportion of the species of New Jersey were represented and 

 correctly named for him by his Diptera-loving friends. 



Meeting of January 16. 



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

 8:15 P. M., January 16, 1917, in the American Museum of Natural History, 

 President H. G. Barber in the chair, with twenty-one members and a few 

 visitors present. 



The Curator reported a donation of 24 spp. Odonata from Mr. Woodruff. 



Prof. Edwin E. Calder, 4 Market Sq., Providence, R. I., was proposed for 

 active membership by Mr. Leng. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mrs. Abbie Fitch Andrews, presenting a 

 photograph of Asa Fitch homestead at Fitch's Point, near Salem, N. Y. 



The Vice-President taking the chair, Mr. Barber read his Presidential 

 Address, devoted to a detailed consideration of the modifications of structures 



