1911] Minutes of the Minneapolis Meeting 85 



The Society then adjourned until 1:30 P. M. 

 The President appointed the following committees when the 

 Society reconvened: 



Committee on Employment Bureau to confer with similar 



Committee from the Association of Economic Entomologists: 



Messrs. F. L. Washburn, Herbert Osborn, and Henry Skinner. 



Nominating Committee: Professors E. D. Sanderson, H. E. 



Summers and R. L. Webster. 



Auditing Committee: Professors Lawrence Bruner and J. G. 

 Sanders. 



The following papers were read: 



"The Biological Survey of the Insect Life of Kansas" by 

 Professor S. J. Hunter. 



"An Experimental Study of the Death-Feigning Habit of 

 Belostoma (Zaitha) flumineum and Nepa apiculata Uhler," 

 by H. C. and H. H. Severin. Discussed by E. C. Cotton with 

 the remark that the weevil Apion segnipes which worked in 

 border pea-pods in Tennsesee was unable to free itself from 

 the pod but is released automatically by the sudden opening 

 of the pod. The Apion when disturbed under such conditions 

 does not feign death, but if handled later it feigns death. 



"Announcement of Further Results Secured in the Study 

 of Tachinidae and Allies," by C. H. T. Townsend, Piura, Peru. 

 This paper was read in part by the Secretary. (To be pub- 

 lished in June Annals.) 



The "Report of the Committee on Nomenclature" was written 

 by Professor T. D. A. Cockerell with H. T. Fernald and E. P. 

 Felt and was read by the Secretary. After some discussion, 

 Prof. H. E. Summers moved to receive the report, order it 

 printed and consider it at a later date. Carried. 



The Society then adjourned until Wednesday at 9:00 a. m. 

 At 9:00 A. M., December 28, the Society was again called to 

 order by the President, Dr. Smith, and the following reports 

 presented : 



The Report of the Editor of the Annals, Professor Herbert 

 Osborn, was presented and on motion of Professor Lawrence 

 Bruner, was accepted. 



The Report of the Auditing Committee on the accounts of 

 the Editor was presented by Professor Lawrence Bruner and 

 accepted. He also reported on the accounts of the Treasurer 

 for the Committee and they were accepted subject to correction. 



