92 JOURNAL OF THE [January, 



OBJECTS FROM THE SOCIETY'S CABINET. 



9. Pterophonis periscelidactylus, Fitch, the Grape Vine Plume. 

 This species was first described by Dr. Fitch, in his first Report, 

 1854. The larva is pale green, with two rows of whitish tuber- 

 cles along the dorsal region, and a row along each side ; from 

 all the tubercles spring rather long, sordid white hairs. The 

 body is also covered with very short, sordid, white hairs. Head, 

 pale yellowish green. Length, when full grown, about 13 mm. 

 Feeds on Grape Vine, living in the edges of one or more leaves, 

 drawn together by silken threads. It appears in the latter part 

 of May, or early in June, and sometimes in such numbers as to 

 do serious injury to the vines. 



The larva changes to a chrysalis in the latter part of June, 

 and the imago emerges in about six or eight days after. 



10. Transverse section of root of Cotivolvuliis Scammonica. 



11. Section of Kidney of Cat, stained and injected. 



Meeting of November i8th, 1887. 



The President, the Rev. J. L. Zabriskie, in the chair. 



Thirty-nine persons present. 



Mr. Edgar J. Wright was elected a Resident Member of the 

 Society. 



The matter of an .Annual Reception was discussed by the 

 Society in Committee of the Whole, of which Mr. C. Van Brunt 

 was chosen chairman. The President appointed the following 

 members as Committee on the Annual Reception : — Messrs. Le 

 Brun, Wales, Beuttenmiiller. Mitchell and Mead. On motion it 

 was resolved that this Committee be instructed to provide for 

 the holding of the next Annual Reception in the Rooms of this 

 Society. 



The following members were appointed by the President as 

 Committee on Nominations of Officers for the ensuing year : — 

 Messrs. DeWitt, Wall and Mead. 



Communications from Dr. N. L. Britton and Mr. A. J, 

 Doherty, read by the Corresponding Secretary, were, on motion, 

 referred to the Board of Managers. 



The President read a Paper on " The Radula of the Conch," 

 illustrated by diagrams, and objects as announced in the pro- 



