62 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Feb., *02 



as exhibited in this genus. Mr. Field showed a few Geome- 

 tridae taken on Mt. Katahdin. Several members commented 

 on the unusual abundance of cocoons of the Saturniidse this 

 year. _. W. L. W. Field, Secretary. 



A meeting of the Entomological Section of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, was held December 26, 1901, 

 at which the following officers were elected : 



Director, Philip Laurent ; Vice- Director, H. W. Wenzel ; 

 Treasurer, E. T. Cresson ; Recorder, Henry Skinner ; Conser- 

 vator, Henry Skinner ; Publication Committee, J. H. Ridings, 

 C. W. Johnson ; Secretary, C. W. Johnson. 



Henry Skinner, Recorder. 



A meeting of the American Entomological Society was held 

 December 26, 1901 , at which the following officers were elected : 



Preside7it, Philip P. Calvert ; Vice-President, H. W. Wenzel ; 

 Treasurer, E. T. Cresson ; Rec. Secretary, Henry Skinner ; 

 Carres. Secretary, C. W. Johnson ; Curator, Henry Skinner ; 

 Librarian, W. J. Fox. 



Publication Committee. — E. T. Cresson, C. F, Seiss, B. H. 

 Smith. 



Executive Committee. — P. lyaurent, Charles Liebeck, H. W. 

 Wenzel. 



Finance Committee. — J. W. McAllister, C, C. Cresson, C. S. 

 Welles. 



Mr. Laurent said Tenodera sinettsis seems to be holding its 

 own at Mt. Airy, Philadelphia. He had gathered about half 

 a barrel of ^gg masses. The species likes blackberry and briar 

 bushes as a place of abode and avoids low ground with low 

 herbage. Dr. Calvert stated that he had distributed some egg 

 masses at the Botanical Garden of the University of Pennsyl- 

 vania, but had seen no result. The difference in the character 

 of the vegetation in the Botanical Garden would probably ac- 

 count for their ab.sence. The Curator reported that the Society 

 and the Entomological Section of the Academy had received 

 103,988 insects during 1901. 



Hknkv Skinner, Secretary. 



