Pomona College Journal of Entomology 455 



The Annual Meeting of the San Diego Society of Natural History was 

 held at the McNeece Building, San Diego, on the afternoon of January 12, 

 1911. Ford A. Carpenter is the Secretary. 



Mr. |. R. Haskin, of Los Angeles, is describing a new Melitaca (Lemonias) 

 related to gabbil, from the Mojave Desert, Calif., and Northern Arizona. 



Miss Julia D. E. Wright, former Secretary of the Santa Clara Valley 

 Entomological Club, is now living in San Francisco. 



A new bill for the State Legislature, reorganizing county work in economic 

 entomology is being drafted by representatives of our horticultural interests. 

 One of the prime objects of this bill is the obtaining of competent men for 

 this most important work. May wisdom prevail! 



Students of Pomona College have recently furnished large ciuantuics ot 

 material to Mr. Banks, Dr. Folsom, Prof. Chamberlin and others to assist 

 in the preparation of working synopses of California arthropods. These 

 synopses promise to be a godsend to Californian students throughout tnc 

 state. 



On December 17, 1910, the corner stone of the County Museum r.uilding 

 was laid in Los Angeles. The style of architecture is Spanish Renaissance : 

 and the building will be beautiful and commodious. It is fireproof, being 

 constructed of steel frame and brick laid in varying designs, with terra cotta 

 cornices and trimmings. Steel trusses will support roofs of waterproof con- 

 crete slabs covered with Spanish tiles. The south wing is to be occupied 

 by the Southern California Academy of Sciences, for a museum of natural 

 history ; the north wing will be occupied by the Historical Society : and the 

 west wing devoted to art under the direction of the Fine .^rts League of Los 

 Angeles. In time the museum will rank with any in the country. 



