202 ENTOMOLOGICAI, NKWS. [June, 'o2 



After discussion by Messrs, Letcher, Fuchs, Huguenin, 

 Ehrhorn, Cottle and Blaisdell, it was decided by vote that a 

 line of convenience should be drawn across the State as sug- 

 gested by Mr. Ralph Hopping, as follows : — Beginning at the 

 Golden Gate, following the Bay of San Francisco to the mouth 

 of the San Joaquin River, thence along the northern boundaries 

 of San Joaquin, Calaveras and Alpine Counties to the Nevada 

 State line. By this act the boundary lines of Northern, Cen- 

 tral and Southern California (Fall's line) are definitely fixed. 



Notes on Acmceodera mariposa by Ralph Hopping were then 

 read. He stated that " this rare species distributed in collec- 

 tions as follows : 



I specimen, Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras Co., Blaisdell coll. 

 I " San Mateo Co., Van Dyke coll. 



I ' ' Tuolumne Co. , Fuchs coll. 



1 " Horn coll. 



I " Kaweah, Tulare Co. , Daggett coll. 



3 " Tulare Co., Hopping coll. 



Mr. Fall seems to think that Ac. dohrnii may possibly not be 

 distinct from mariposa. At present we have the latter from 

 Calaveras to Tulare County, while the former extends from 

 Mariposa County to Los Angeles." 



Notes on Lepidoptera and two specimens of Cychrus were 

 received from the Grattum Naturalists' Club, El Dorado 

 County. 



An anonymous and humorous communication was received 

 from the U. S. Agric. Dept. 



A vote of thanks was extended to Miss Eastwood for her 

 interesting talk. 



Mr. Edw. Elirhorn exhibited an interesting collection of 

 scale insects, explaining their beneficial and injurious proper- 

 ties, also their distribution by a map, stating that they follow 

 their food plants, and that in 1875 there were only 570 species 

 known, while at the present time over 1500 species are de. 

 scriljed. 



Six members and two visitors were pre.sent. One new mem- 

 ber elected. Adjournment. 



F. E. Blaisdell, Secretary. 



