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Mr. Fuchs distributed to the members of the Society some 

 specimens of Aegialitcs fiicJisi Horn taken on the Farallone 

 Islands. 



Mr. Cottle gave an account of his summer's vacation in July 

 at Castella, Shasta County, California, stating that specimens 

 of Monohammiis <maculosus Hald. had been taken at an ele- 

 vation of about 3000 feet. 



Mr. Bridwell gave his experiences in collecting in the Im- 

 perial \^alley. Mr. Reynolds reported the results of his work 

 at San Diego, California. 



Dr. \"an Dyke discussed the distribution of the species of 

 Harpaius and Aegialitcs, with an account of work done on a 

 collecting trip to Strawberry Canyon, Eldorado County, ele- 

 vation 6000 feet. 



Mr. Huguenin exhibited specimens of Coleoptera and Lepi- 

 doptera taken in the Yosemite X'alley. 



]\Ir. Reynolds presented a series of Cicindclac from San 

 Diego, California. 



Mr. Cottle showed a collection of Coleoptera and Lepi- 

 doptera taken at Castella, California. 



Miss Wright exhibited several specimens of Coleoptera and 

 Mr. Bridwell a number of insects from the Imperial Valley, 

 California. 



Adjournment and refreshments. 



The forty-sixth meeting was held on the evening of Decem- 

 ber 3, 1912, at the residence of James E. Cottle, 21 17 Bush 

 Street, San Francisco, California. 



President Van Dyke in the chair. Ten members responded 

 to roll call. Eight guests were present. 



Mr. J. C. Huguenin read a paper on the collecting of Calli- 

 grapha sigrnoidca for three consecutive winters — T910, 191 1 

 and 1912- — on the Sunnyside Hills, at an elevation of 500 feet, 

 in the suburbs of San Francisco. 



A communication from Mr. F. X. Williams, giving an inter- 

 esting account of the general conditions of the country in 



