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Mr. Green, of Easton, and the hardships they encountered 

 there. Photographs and colored cards of some places visited 

 were shown, also the material so far mounted, among which 

 were sixteen specimens of Plusiotis tvoodi Horn and two of 

 P. gloriosa LeC, the latter being about half the size of those 

 taken in Arizona. — Geo. M. Greene^ Secretary. 



AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Meeting of June 12, 191 1. Dr. Philip P. Calvert, president, 

 in the chair. Eight persons present. 



Mr. Cresson reported the death of Mr. J. W. McAllister, on 

 May 28th, aged seventy-five years. He was an organization 

 member, and served many years as a member of the Finance 

 Committee. 



The death of John Meichel, a member, who died in October, 

 1909, was announced. 



The President reported the death of S. H. Scudder, on May 

 17th. He was elected a member of the Society, October 14, 

 1861. 



Dr. Skinner made some remarks on the destructiveness of 

 Nodonota puncticollis in Montgomery County, Pa. 



Dr. Calvert exhibited four excellently preserved fossil wings 

 of the dragonfly Phenacolestes from Florissant. Colorado, sent 

 by Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell for study. This genus belongs to 

 the legion Podagrion of De Selys. As far as the speaker had 

 been able to compare these fossils with living forms, they 

 showed a greater number of resemblances to the genera Phil- 

 ogenia, of Costa Rica and Tropical South America, Mega- 

 podagrion of Tropical South America and Argiokstes of Cele- 

 bes. New Guinea and Australia than to any others known to 

 him. 



Meeting of October 26, 191 1. Dr. Philip P. Calvert, presi- 

 dent, in the chair. Twelve persons in attendance. 



Mr. Wenzel referred to some remarks made by Dr. Skinner 



