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Michigan. — A. |. Cook, - - Agric. College, Mich. 



Missouri, — J. \\'. Clark, - - - Columbia, Mo. 



Minnesota, — Hermann Oelrichs, . - . - 



Nebraska, — Laurence Bruner, - - - Lincoln, Neb. 



New Jersey, — John B. Smith, - New Brunswick, N. J, 



Mr. Smith takes his position as N. J. State Entomologist April ist. 

 Till then his address will be National Museum, Washington, D. C. 

 New York, — J. H. Comstock, - - - Ithaca, N. Y. 



Ohio,— C. m' Weed, - - - - Columbus, O. 



South Carolina, — G. F. Atkinson, - - Columbia, S. C. 



Society Meetings. 



Brooklyn Entomological Society, Dec. 4, 1888. — 17 m em ber« present. The 

 Hnal report of the Committee of Conference with the Brooklyn Institute was made 

 and articles of agreement in which all tliat was asked by the Society was granted 

 were read and adopted and the whole report then ratified. By this the Brooklyn 

 Entomological Society, while retaining its corporate existence and property, becomes 

 the Entomological Section of the Brooklyn Institute. 



Mrs. Annie Trumbull Slosson was unanimously elected a member of the Society. 



In view of the Lecture to be given before the Brooklyn Institute on Feb. 14th by 

 Mr. liulst on the subject "The Habits and Instincts of rn>ects, " it was thou.;ht ad- 

 visible that some display of insects should be made by the Society. The Curators 

 were appointed a Committee to attend to the matter o^ solicitnig loans of specimens 

 from members and making arrangements for their proper display. 



On motion Cieo. D. Hulst was unanimously elected Editor and Chris. H. Roberts 

 Assistant Editor of Entomologica Americana for the year 1889. 



Alter adjournment a sale of insects for the benefit of the Society took place realis- 

 ing the sum of $26.05. 



Meeting Jan. 8, 1889. — 13 members present. The Treasurer reported for the 

 year receipts $592.29, dislnirsements $582.44. Balance on hantl $9.75. 



The Editors, Librarian and Curators also reported the condition of affairs in their 

 various departments. 



Election of Officers for the year 1S89 was then held resulting as follows : Pres., 

 Capt. T. L. Casey, U.S.A.; Vice-Pres., Rich. E. Pear-all; Treas., Chris. H. 

 Roberts; Rec. Sec, A. C. Weeks; Corr. Sec, F. M. Chittenden ; Lilir. Hermann 

 Meeske ; Curator of Coleoptera, F. H. Chittenden ; Curator of other Orders, A. C. 

 Weeks; Exec. Committee: Pres. and Treas., Ex-Officio \ Chas. Palm, Cu-tav 

 Beyer, G. W. J. Angell, Ottomar Dietz, Henry Edward> ; Pub. Committee : Editors, 

 Ex-Officio \ A. VV. P. Cramer, E. L. Graef, R. E. Pearsall, F. H. Chittenden 



A paper was read written by Mr. Pearsall entitled " Notes on Rearing Lepi- 

 doptera. " A considerable discussion followed principally upon the importance of re- 

 producing the conditions of nature to insure success in breeding. The general senti- 

 ment seemed to be that many conditions of nature were injurious and destructive and 

 the one who breeds insects rightly can far surpass Natuie by taking advantage of 

 what is shown to favor and by freeing from what works injuiy. In other woids not 



Nature, but Nature at her best only should be followed. 



A. C. Weeks, Rec. Sec. 



