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The report of the secretary and treasurer was read and referred to 

 an auditing committee appointed by the Chair, as follows: Dr. Henry 

 Skinner and Mr. E. A. Schwarz. 



The following- names were proposed for membership by Mr. How- 

 ard: August Busck, J. Kotinsk}^ Otto Heideman, R. P. Currie, H. G. 

 Dyar, W. E. Hinds, G. H. Harris, H. G. Bar])er, H. E. Burke, and 

 J. L. Webb. Mr. Quaintance proposed for active membership Messrs. 

 R. I. Smith and T. B. Symons, of the Maryland Agricultural College. 

 Professor Webster proposed for foreign membership the name of 

 Mr. Joseph Jablonowski, of the Entomological Station, Budapest, 

 Hungary. 



Mr. Marlatt inquired if election was necessary in the case of those 

 qualified by their official position. 



Mr. Felt thought that according to the constitution it was not, and 

 that the only question was should a committee determine whether 

 their positions qualified them for membe'rship. 



On motion of Mr. Osborn, a committee consisting of Messrs. Osborn, 

 Quaintance, and Banks was appointed by the chair to consider the 

 names which had been presented for membership and any others that 

 might be proposed during the sessions. 



Mr. Marlatt moved that the chair appoint a programme committee 

 to arrange a programme for succeeding meetings, which was duly 

 carried. The chair named Messrs. Marlatt, Fernald, and Burgess. 



Mr. Howard moved that a committee of three be appointed on 

 resolutions, which was carried, and Messrs. Washburn, Busck, and 

 Rumse}" were named by the chair. 



A paper was next presented by Mr. A. F. Burgess, as follows: 



ECONOMIC NOTES ON THE FAMILY COCCINELLIDiE. 



By A. F. Burgess, Columbus, Ohio. 



Several years ago while located at Maiden, Mass., 1 became inter- 

 ested in the study of the food habits of this family of beetles. Con- 

 siderable data was collected at that time, and since some additional 

 notes have been obtained; and it seems desirable to place the facts on 

 record, as they may serve as an aid to some future investigator of this 

 subject. 



Many of these beetles hibernate during the winter in the adult 

 stage. In Massachusetts it often happens that the most common 

 lad3^bird, Adrdia IjipunctaUt^ hil)ernates in dwellings, and sometimes 

 appears during midwinter in rooms which are heated, usually to the 

 disgust of the housewife, who, not recognizing the friendly character 

 of her guest, immediately wages a war of extermination. 



