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Proceedings of the Entomological Club of the A. A. A. S. 



(Continued from page 160.) 



Dr. D. S. Kellicott on behalf of the Buffalo Society of Natural His- 

 tory placed the rooms of the Society at the disposal of the club and ten- 

 dered the members a cordial welcome to the City. 



On motion the Secretary was requested to furnish Mr. J. B. Smith 

 with a copy of the minutes of the meeting for publication in Entomolo- 

 gica Americana. 



Prof Wm. Saunders stated that he had recently met Prof. Riley in 

 England and was glad to be able to say that his health was much im- 

 proved. 



Prof. J. H. Comstock of Ithaca explained a new method of arran- 

 ging Entomological collections so as to avoid loss of time in making 

 necessary changes in their arrangements. 



A communication of this plan had. been sent to Science and ap- 

 peared in Number 108, Vol. V, Feb. 27th, 1SS5. 



This plan, based on the same principle as the Slip System of keep- 

 ing notes, consists of a series of movable blocks of various sizes, but so 

 adapted to a standard size that the case can always be filled with these 

 blocks on which the insects are pinned, the idea being to fasten in each 

 cis '.all the specimens illustrating a single species upon a single block: 

 where addition or change is desirable a fresh block can be inserted with- 

 out disturbing the specimens and the end block transferred to the next 

 case. 



Prof. Comstock also exhibited some square flat glass phials he had 

 imported for preserving larvae: the mouth of which is on the upper side 

 so as to prevent the escape of alcohol. Slips of white card of the 

 same width but somewhat longer than the phial are glued to the under 

 side, and the protruding ends are pinned to the bottom of the case in 

 which they are kept and thus their proper position is maintained. 



Arrangements were made for the future meeting of the Club at the 

 High School, in which the meetings of the A. A. A. S. are held. 



Mr 0. Reinecke of Buffalo gave the members a cordial invitation to 

 visit him on the following afternoon and examine his collection of Coleop- 

 tera. 



The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the President. 



Thursday Aug, 19, 1886. — The Club met at 9 A. M. in room No. 

 6 of the High School; The President in the chair; 10 persons present. 



