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6,000 specimens caught, marked and labelled by Mr. Notman this summer was 

 an unusual record for any collector, 



Mr. Richardson spoke of the great numbers of Cynthia larvae on Ailanthus 

 along the Harlem River during the past summer. 



Mr. Leng called attention to an article in Science, October 2, 1917, on 

 the resistance to starvation of Dermestid larvae and the request for any 

 amount of living larvae, pupae or adults by the author, J. E. Wodsedalek, 

 Moscow, Idaho. 



Meeting of October 30. 



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

 8:15 P. M., October 30, 1917, in the American Museum of Natural History, 

 Vice-President Lewis B. Woodruff in the chair, with 17 members and one 

 visitor, Thos. E. Snyder, of the Bureau of Entomology, U, S. Dept. of Agri- 

 culture, present. 



Mr. Wunder's album of the Society's collection of photographs of ento- 

 mologists in action was shown by Mr. Davis and additions solicited. 



Mr. Dickerson read a paper on Popilia japonica, Newn., to be printed in 

 the Journal of Economic Entomology, and exhibited specimens prepared by 

 Mr. Weiss, of this Japanese beetle, found in a nursery in New Jersey and 

 believed to have been introduced with iris roots. Its work on grape leaves 

 was shown and the extent of its dispersal, not exceeding so far a few hun- 

 dred feet, was discussed. 



Mr. Weiss supplementing these remarks, said the federal government had 

 taken up the matter and an effort would be made in conjunction with New 

 Jersey authorities to exterminate the beetle. 



Mr. Olsen read a paper " Notes on Drcvculacephala inscripta Van Duzee," 

 a rare Jassid of which he had records from Staten Island, New Jersey, Georgia, 

 Florida, Tennessee and Texas. His remarks will be printed in the Journal. 



Mr. Davis on request described the occurrence of the insect under electric 

 lights at Fort Myers, Fla. 



Mr. Leng read a paper on West Indian Fireflies, which will be printed 

 in the Museum Bulletin and exhibited the collection assembled by Mr. Mutch- 

 ler from Museum and borrowed material. It was discussed by Dr. Lutz, Mr. 

 Davis, Mr. Dow and Dr,. Bequaert, who described the Lampyridae of the Congo. 



Mr. Woodruff exhibited a rare moth Hypcrcrschra georgica found in 

 beating oak at Lakehurst, June 17. 



Mr. Olsen exhibited Limenitis tirsula form albofasciata taken in his gar- 

 den at Maspeth, L. I., September 8. 



Mr. Davis exhibited Cuterebra fontinella taken at Oliveria, Ulster Co., 

 N. Y., by Mr. Shoemaker, July i, and mentioned previous records, discussing 

 the habits of these flies. 



Dr. Bequaert called attention to the absence of any complete life history, 

 stating that the method of oviposition remains unknown, as well as the dif- 

 ferences between the larvae. In no case has the larva been reared so as to 

 connect it with described adults. 



