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County Entomologist, which prove to be numerous and varied. 



The President then outlined a plan of work to study the 

 salt marsh fauna, which is interesting and peculiar in this dis- 

 trict. 



On February 8, 1907, a most successful meeting took place, 

 at which twenty-five persons were present; Mr. R. W. Doane, 

 presiding. 



Miss Isabel McCracken, of Stanford University, told of her 

 work on a sport of Lina lapponica, with notes of its heredity 

 value, illustrated with formulae of the breeding experiments. 

 A box of specimens and also colored plates of the beetles were 

 exhibited. Discussion followed, by Professor Kellogg, Mr. 

 Doane, Mr. Fullaway, Mr. Derby, Mr. Grinnell. 



Mr. F. X. Williams, who has recently returned with the 

 expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, to the 

 Galapagos Islands, then gave some of his experiences of the 

 trip and collecting. The expedition as a whole seems to have 

 been quite successful, but the insects were not very abundant, 

 and as regards beetles, very few species were found, while 

 only four species of butterflies were taken, all of which are 

 distributed generally in the southern parts of this country. The 

 meeting then adjourned. 



The Santa Clara Valley Entomological Club holds its regular 

 meeting once a month, and as soon as the weather permits, field 

 days will be in order and the club will begin its collecting in 

 earnest. 



The following is a list of the charter members: Professor 

 Vernon L. Kellogg, Mr. R. W. Doane, Mr. J. Chester Bradley, 

 Secretary Entomological Society of America; Mr. C.F. Palmer, 

 Mr. Earl Morris, Santa Clara County Entomologist; Mr. E. 

 G. Dudley, Mr. H. V. Greenwood, Mr. W. M. Davidson, Mr.' 

 F. Grinnell, Mr. C. R. Coolidge, Mr. E. W. Rust, Mr. F. X. 

 Williams, Mr. W. L. Scofield, Mr. E. J. Newcomer, Mr. D. I. 

 Fullaway, Mr. A. W. Derby, Mr. J. G. Grundel, Mr. C. von 

 Geldern, Miss Isabel McCracken, Miss Rose Patterson, Miss 

 Alice M. Patterson, Miss Helen A. Lewis, Miss Elizabeth 

 Scofield, Miss Julia D. E. Wright, Miss Edith Patterson. 



Julia D. E. Wright, Secretary. 



