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died at his home in iMilton on April ii, 1906. He made a special study of the 
Coleoptera. He had contributed many papers upon the order and at the time 
of his death was engaged upon a monograph of the genus Amara. The Club 
hereby expresses its high esteem for I\Ir. Hayward as a brother entomologist 
and its keen sense of loss at his untimely death." 
Air. Bowditch was elected Treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by the death 
of Air. Hayward ; and Air. Frost was elected Secretary in place of Air. Clark, 
resigned. Air. Andrew J. Lloyd of Boston and Air. W. T. AI. Forbes of 
Amherst were unanimously elected to active membership. 
Air. Emerton explained the purpose of the organization of the Federation 
of Natural History Societies and read a draft of the By-Laws. Air. Denton 
was elected to represent the Club at the meeting of the delegates in Boston on 
April 28, 1906. 
Air. Titus, employed by the Division of Entomology at Washington. D. C.. 
and Secretary of the AA’ashington Entomological Society, spoke briefly on the 
work of examining and caring for the imported parasites of the Brown-tail and 
Gyps\ moths at Lynnfield. Alass. Fie said that many European species of 
spider., were appearing from the Brown-tail nests, and that they would be 
liberated along with the primary parasites. 
Air Denton exhibited a specimen of Rhescyntlius semialba from Central(- 
Africa, a large beautiful moth which, so far as he knew, was represented by only 
one other specimen in the country. 
Dr. Russell exhibited photographs of some remarkable examples of the 
webs of Archips ccrasivorana that occurred in Winchendon several years ago. 
He also showed a fine series of the moth with two species of Hymenopterous 
and two species of Dipterous parasites. For the New England collection, he 
had two boxes of specimens of the genus Apatela (Acronycta) which were 
taken at Winchendon, Alass. 
Air Newcomb, who has been making automobile trips with the Superin- 
tendent for Suppressing the Gypsy and Brown-tail moths, spoke very highly 
of the work that is being done by the employees and the men in charge. 
After that, informal conversation and adjournment. 
C. A. Frost, Secretary. 
