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Mr. Fletcher remarked that zoo-geographical lines are not strictly 

 drawn like territorial boundaries but that such papers as the one by Mr. 

 Schwarz are great helps in defining their limits. 



Mr. Howard stated that in the CoccidcB a student would find re- 

 presentatives of the Australasian, Asiatic and European fauna? as well as 

 the American represented here. This is an extreme case, but can we 

 omit such species from monographic works } 



Dr. Riley considered that introduced species become firmly establish- 

 ed in our fauna and must be included in all monographic treatment. 



Mr. Smith said the Coccidce follow their food-plants when introduced 

 and as they become established must be considered as part of our native 

 fauna. 



Mr. Westcott described a moth-trap by means of black-board 

 figures and answered numerous questions as to its construction. 



The Club then proceeded to the election of Officers for the ensuing 

 year which resulted as follows : President, James Fletcher, Ottawa, 

 Canada; Vice-President, L. O. Howard, Washington, D. C. ; Secretary. 

 D. S. Kellicott, Columbus, Ohio. 



On motion the Club adjourned sine die. 



Herbkrt Osborn, Secretary. 



"A Monograph of the Sphingidae of North America, 



North of Mexico. By John B. Smith."' 



By Prof. C. H. Feknald. 



The above is the title of a very valuable paper in the Transactions of 

 the American Entomological Society, Vol. XV, consisting of 194 pages 

 and 10 plates of structural details. After a pretty thorough characteriza- 

 tion of the family, in which the genitalia are described and publishetl for 

 the first time, so far as I know, Mr. Smith gives a comparatively full 

 history of the publications on this group, from the time of Linnai-us down. 

 In this I fear Mr. Smith has been too much governed by prejutlices, for 

 the work of INIr. Grote is handled without gloves, while my own little 

 paper on the New England species certainl}' receives too great commenda- 

 tion. The work of P. Maassen receives no greater praise than it probably 

 deserves. 



The subfamilies Macroglossino', ChLvrocampince, SphingiiiLC and 

 Smei-inthitiiE are recognized and quite full characteristics given, but the 

 lines of demarkation between them are not so clear but that some of the 

 species may require further transposition. Mr. Smith does not seem to 

 have found subfamily characters in the genitalia, which is quite remark- 

 able since the Tortricidce, in their genitalia, furnish subfamily, generic, 

 and specific characters. 



