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Society News. 



Brooklyn Entomological Society. — April 2iid, 1889. Twenty persons 

 present, President Ca-ey ni the cliair. Reports were presented by the treasurer, 

 the librarian and the curators, whith were duly accepted. The resignation of Messrs. 

 Hulst and Roberts, editors of Entomologica Americana, having been tendered 

 and regretfully accejited by tlie Society, Messrs. Smith and Chittenden were elected 

 to fill the vacancies. 



Mr. Weeks read a paper on "Utilization of Entomological Experience," showing 

 the value of apparendy unimportant notes in completing the life histories of insects. 

 In the discussion which followed Messrs. Hulst and Smith took part. 



May 7th, 1889. — Twenty persons present. The president in the chair. Reports 

 of officers were presented and accepted, and considerable routine matter was discussed 

 and disposed of. Messrs. A. C. Bradley and J. G. Malonee, both of Brooklyn and 

 members of the Brooklyn Institute were elected to membership in the Entomological 

 Department. 



Mr. Smith read a communication from the Netherland Entomological Society, 

 embracing a report of a committee on a proposed code of nomenclature, and request- 

 ing consideration of the matter. Messrs. Casey, Smith and Hulst were thereupon 

 appointed a committee for that purpose. 



Mr. Hulst read a paper on " Cerathosia tricolcr. Smith," and exhibited micro- 

 scopic slides of the larvte. Messrs. Smith and Weeks joined in the discussion which 

 followed. 



Mr. Smith then presented the subject ''Scent Organs of the Lepidoptera," with 

 black-board illustrations. The subject was discussed by Messrs. Hulst, Weeks and 

 Beuteinnuller. A. C. Weeks, Rec. Sec'y. 



Notes and News. 



It is intended to prepare for publication a "List of the Insects of 

 New Jersey." Will those of our readers who have collected in this State 

 please make lists of their captures and forward them to the editor with 

 such notes as they may add. They will be duly acknowledged and 

 made use of. 



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In our next number we hope to publish a second supplement to 

 Henshaw's List of Coleoptera, together with a list of synopses and mono- 

 graphic works which have appeared since the publication in 1883 of 

 Leconte and Horn's Classification. A few extra copies will be printed 

 and be furnished at 25 cents per copy. All desiring such will please 



notify the editor at once. 



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A few copies of the Monograph of the N. A. Sphingidce can be ob- 

 tained from the editor at $2.00 per copy. There are also two complete 

 sets of the Bulletin Brooklyn Ent. Soc. at |8.oo per set, of 7 volumes. 



