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food, and all were soon actively eating. At this writing all have passed the last 

 moult and some are preparing to pupate. 



One swallow does not make a summer, and it is perhaps not safe to conclude 

 that this method of treatment would always bring success ; but after experimenting 

 for four winters with many larvae of this genus, indoors and out, under varying 

 conditions, with practically complete failure, it is gratifying to be able to record 

 this one success. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB. 



A special meeting was held in the Council room on the evening of March 28, 

 1904. President Emerton in the chair ; ten members present. The minutes of 

 the last meeting were read and accepted. Mr. W. L. W. Field spoke briefly on 

 Methods of Labeling specimens of insects, dwelling especially upon the importance 

 of topographic data such as are kept by botanists. Mr. Field also showed two 

 specimens of Papilio tiirnus, both females of the yellow type, but showing great 

 difference in the extent of the black markings, and a specimen of Chrysophaiius 

 thoe taken in Alstead, N. H. Mr. Newcomb showed a "white-banded Ursula'''' (see 

 the February number of Psyche, page 4) from Long Island. Mr. Morse then pre- 

 sented A Faunal and Floral Tabulation Scheme^ illustrated by many maps and 

 diagrams. Informal discussion followed. 



The 236th meeting was held in the Council room on the evening of April 18, 

 1904. President Emerton in the chair ; eleven persons present. 



The record of the last meeting was read and accepted. Mr. Wm. P. Hender- 

 son of Boston was unanimously elected to active membership. The Chair 

 announced the appointment of Messrs. Buxton, Denton, and Sampson to serve as 

 Exhibition Committee. 



It being impossible for Dr. Hans Gadow to be present and address the Club 

 as announced, the members present then performed for their own benefit some of 

 the simple experiments on the pigments of butterflies' wings for which Dr. Gadow 

 had supplied directions. Mr. Emerton exhibited' the cocoon of a hymenopterous 

 parasite reared from the spider Steatota borealis, and some Staphylinidae found in 

 a colony of Tertnes. Mr. Blackburn showed a number of early moths captured at 

 electric lights. Mr. Field presented brief abstracts of some recent entomological 

 literature. 



It was voted to hold a special meeting on the evening of May 3. Adjourn- 

 ment was reached at 9.40. 



W. L. W. Field, 



Secretary. 



