500 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Dec., ’08 
The 27th regular quarterly meeting of the Pacific Coast 
Entomological Society was held on February 22nd, 1908, at 
the residence of Dr. F. E. Blaisdell, 1632 Post .street, Presi- 
dent Van Dyke in the chair. 
President Van Dyke delivered an address, reviewing the 
progress of Entomology on the Pacific Coast, after which 
Percy Baumberger presented a gavel to the President with a 
few appropriate remarks, 
FE. T. Cresson, Jr., spoke of the work done’ by Osten Sacken 
in the Seventies and also that of Pilate in Collecting of 
Diptera in Louisiana. 
Mr. Edw. Ehrhorn talked on the parasites of Phryganidia 
californica, two new species being bred. 
Chas. Fuchs reported a collecting trip to St. Helena and 
Placer Co. 
Mr. F. X. Williams exhibited a box of Sesiidae. Mr. E. T. 
Cresson, Jr.. and G. R. Pilate were elected to membership. 
F. E. BiarspEti, M. D., 
Secretary. 
The 28th regular meeting or Field Day of the Pacific Coast 
Entomological Society was held at Muir Woods, Marin Co., 
California, on May 17th, 1908. Eight members and eight 
guests participated in the outing. 
The Coleopterists collected the following interesting species: 
Dendroides picipes, Platycerus oregonensis and agassizi, Me- 
gapenthes elegans, Ernobius sp., Phymatodes aeneus, Pteros- 
tichus scutellaris, Bembidium spectabile, Leptalia macilenta, 
Trichochrous laticollis, Corphyra bivittata, Trigonurus sp., 
Amnesia granicollis, and Desmocerus cribripennis. 
The Lepidopterists found very little in their line, 
Mr. E. T. Cresson, Jr., found many good Diptera. 
Mr. Ehrhorn took a few Coccidae and Mr. Fuchs a few 
Pselaphides by sifting. 
The day was thoroughly enjoyed by the members and the 
several interesting catches made them enthusiastic. 
F, E. Brarspetrt, M. D., 
Secretary. 
