March, '03] entomological news. 97 



Mr. Dickerson reported the capture of Sphaeridmm scara- 

 haeoides at Chester, Morris Co., N. J., iu September, and at 

 Angelsea in July. Mr. Bischoff reported the capture of the 

 same species at Irvington, N. J., also the capture of Platydema 

 cllipticum at Irvington, February 6th. 



Mr. J. Grossbeck, of Paterson, was elected a member. 



Otto Buchholz, Secretary. 



A meeting of the Chicago Entomological Society was held 

 in the John Crerar Library, Thursday evening, January 15th, 

 1903. Eight members present. Visitors. Mr. Emil Liljeblad 

 and Mr. Lang. President Longley occupied the chair. A 

 decision of the question of affiliation with the Chicago Acad- 

 emy of Sciences being in order a formal ballot was cast, which 

 resulted in a vote of large majority for the affiliation. It is 

 understood that the Society shall hereafter be called the Ento- 

 mological Section of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. 



It was moved and seconded that necessary officials for the 

 Section be elected. The ballot resulted as follows ; Chairman, 

 W. E. Longley; Recorder, John Comstock ; Honorary Curator, 

 (it was deemed best to elect a member to this position at some 

 future time) ; Executive Contmittee, Messrs. Healy, Tower and 

 Kwiat. 



The draughting of necessary by-laws and the task of in- 

 forming the Academy by written communication of develop- 

 ments at this meeting was intrusted to this committee. 



Dr. Hancock stated that for historic reasons it would be 

 well not to entirely lose the name of the Chicago Entomologi- 

 cal Society, and suggested that we request of the Academy the 

 privilege of retaining the old name in brackets for a time at 

 least. 



Mr. Healy' s paper on Satyrus alope, in its various forms as 

 illustrating climatic variation in races, was to have been read, 

 but through the Secretary's neglecting to announce it on the 

 notices of meeting Mr. Healy had made no preparations. The 

 reading was therefore postponed until May. Adjournment 

 9.30 P. M. 



John Comstock, Secretary. 



