1900] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 447 



thorough study of the distribution of certain species. Mr. 

 Denton exhibited some beautifully mounted specimens of pro- 

 tectively colored Lepidoptera. W. L. W. Field, Secretary. 



The meeting for March of the Newark Ent. Society was held 

 in Turn Hall. Meeting called to order by President Kemp. Mr. 

 G. Luccareni, of Boonton, N. J., was elected a member of the 

 Societ3^ Prof. Smith gave an interesting lecture on how to 

 distinguish Noctuids from Bombycids and Micros from Tineids, 

 etc., by the veins of the wings. Wm. H. Broadwell, Sec. 



A regular meeting of the Chicago Entomological Society was 

 held Thursday evening, March, 15, 1900, at the John Crerar 

 Library. Those present were Messrs. Healy, Bates, Hancock, 

 McDade, Longley, Hills, Thiess, and Kwiat with President 

 Westcott in the chair. Visitors present were Messrs. Rowley, 

 Engl, Orbe and Prof. J. G. Needham. 



After the reading of the minutes, the Publication Committee 

 made its report on the first issue of "Occasional Memoirs," 

 which was just completed. Bills for same were unanimously 

 approved and ordered paid. Moved and seconded that a price 

 of thirty cents be charged for all copies sold. Carried. Moved 

 that twenty-five reprints be ordered for the u.se of each con- 

 tributor to the publication. Seconded and carried. Mr. Healy 

 and Dr. Hancock were then appointed by the Chair to super- 

 vise the work of distributing copies of the publication. 



Professor Needham then read the article written by him, 

 which appears in the book, entitled, "Insect Drift on the Shore 

 of Lake Michigan." He also complimented the Society on the 

 excellent book, which forms the first issue of its "Occasional 

 Memoirs. ' ' He was applauded at the close of his discourse and 

 after some discussion on the subject of the paper the meeting 

 adjourned at 9.30 p.m. . A. KwiAT, Secretary. 



THE STUDENTS' ENTOMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. 



Although Philadelphia already had two entomological .socie- 

 ties, — one the American Entomological Society, of world-wide 

 repute, and the other, the Feldman Collecting Social, for the 

 fostering of social interests, — yet it became apparent that there 



