Official Bulletin of the Boston Entomological Club, 



Samuel E. Cassino, Publisher. 



Salem, Massachusetts. 



\'()L. I. 



Al-gust, 15, 191/. 



Xo. 11 



Editor's ^ number of people have asked 



for information about the Boston 

 Corner luitomological Club. The club at 



present has 33 members residing in several states. 

 Most of the members live within twenty-five miles 

 of Boston, but no restrictions are placed on members 

 in regard to the state in which they live. Anyone 

 can apply for membership, and as practically all en- 

 tomologists are good people there is small chance 

 that they will be rejected. Membership carries only 

 one obligation — 50 cents a year. Meetings arc held 

 the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. From 

 seven to fourteen members are usually present. After 

 a short formal meeting a talk is given by one or more 

 members, and then an op])ortunity is given members 

 to have their duplicates sold at auction. A member 

 can offer only ten items at any one meeting. Mem- 

 bers could exchange specimens, but it has seemed bet- 

 ter to sell in this way, and many members both bu}- 

 and sell. Prices are usually much below the "list" 

 prices but it frequently occurs that an esjiecially fine 

 e.xamplc will bring more than catalogue rates. This 

 is especially true in regard to Catocala?. 



Members residing at a distance may send insects 

 for the auction, and may also send bids. It has been 

 suggested that lists of species to be sold be printed 

 in "The Lepidopterist" so that absent members mav 



