107 

 X0VE:\II>ER 4tii, 1000. 



The fifty-seventh rei;ul;ir nieetiiii;' of the Society was hehl in 

 the nsiuil ])hu'(\ 



.MEMBERS ELECTED. 



r DR. DAVID SHARP 

 Honorary ) DR. R. C. L. PERKINS 



(rev. THOMAS BLACKBURN 

 Active E. ]\I. EHRHORN 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES. 



Mr. Khrhuvn exhil)ite«l 1)y reqnest of the President an insect 

 ])0x which is extensively nsed by California collectors. The box 

 nieasnres Sli x l^V-i and is strong'ly made with loose cover. 

 The cost of this box, not lined witli cork, is :^5 cents. The mem- 

 bers thonght well of it and several determined to procnre a qnan- 

 tity. 



]\rr. Ehrhorn also exhibited a new method of monnting Cocci- 

 iVx. It consists of two pieces of glass 2Vl x 3V2 between wdiich 

 the specimen on leaf, twig, or even loose specimens are placed 

 and then the mount is bonntl aronnd with lantern-slide tape. If 

 specimens are too thick, strips of cork or cardboard can be placed 

 at and between the edges of the glass, keeping the glass from 

 crnshing the speciniens. The label and nnniber card is on the 

 ontside and the whole collection can be kept in a drawer similar 

 to a card index. The mendiers thought very favorably of the 

 scheme and one or two suggestions were offered to improve some 

 details. The great advantage of this system is that specimens 

 can readily be examined with lens or even microscope wdthout 

 handling the material. A set of microscope slides corresponding 

 with each receptacle, showing the necessary structure, -is also 

 desirable. 



A beautiful l)uneh of strung Earth Pearls, Marr/arodcs ivi- 

 mrni Giard (a Coccid), was exhibite.l 1)y Mr. Ehrhorn; none 

 of the members had ever seen these curious insects. 



A liox containing typical specimens of each family of the 

 beetles of the United States north of Mexico was another exhibit 

 offered l)y ]\Ir. Ehrhorn. These were beautifully mounted and 

 jdaced in proper sequence un<ler the Horn and Leconte classifi- 

 cation. 



