SUMMER NUMBER lies 
REPORTS OF MEETINGS 
April 28. The Society was called to order by the president 
with the following members present: E. W. Berger, E. K. Bynum, 
H. S. Davis, P. W. Fattig, K. S. Lamb, G. B. Merrill, Wilmon 
Newell, F. M. O’Byrne, Frank Stirling, O. T. Stone, J. R. Wat- 
son, A. C. Brown. Visitors: F. N. Cellon, Miss Evelyn Osborn. 
Under ‘Timely Notes” Mr. Stirling exhibited specimens of the 
large luminous elater of the West Indies, Pyrophorus noctilucus, 
_ taken from the mails by the quarantine department at Key West. 
The large luminous areas on the sides of the prothorax gave off 
a light sufficient for reading a newspaper. Mr. Stirling exhibited 
a drone trap filled with drones captured at the entrance to one 
of his hives. 
Mr. Stirling read a paper on “Birds as Plant Preservers’’, 
pointing out the great value of birds in keeping down insect 
pests and in destroying the seeds of weeds. 
Prof. Watson gave a brief talk on The Cuban Citrus Thrips, 
Frankliniella insularis. 
May 26. The meeting was called to order by Pres. O’Byrne. 
The following new members were elected: Miss Evelyn Osborn, 
assistant entomologist in the Experiment Station, and G. F. 
Mosnette, in charge of the Laboratory for the Study of Insects 
of Sub-tropical Fruits Other than Citrus, U. S. Bur. Ent., Miami. 
P. W. Fattig gave the paper of the evening on “Grasshoppers’’, 
drawing largely from his experience while connected with the 
anti-grasshopper campaign in North Dakota. He stated that he 
had collected 47 species in the Gainesville region. 
Under ‘‘Timely Notes’? Dr. Berger exhibited specimens of an 
unidentified beetle boring in citrus. He stated that it is the first 
time he has had any experience with borers injuring citrus but 
has understood that there was considerable injury after the 
great freeze. Prof. Watson, as the member of the committee 
for Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, announced that the 
Ecological Society of America desired information concerning 
tracts of land which should be preserved in their natural con- 
dition for the study of their peculiar fauna and flora. He also 
announced considerable damage to peanuts by thrips at Olds- 
mar. E. K. Bynum reported having found a severe infestation 
at Moore. Haven. 
The Secretary called attention to a monograph on #te Ameri- 
