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The regular meeting of the Brooklyn Entomological Society was held at 

 the Children's Museum Dec. 11, with vice-president Bather in the chair and 

 21 members present. It was voted that future meetings should be at the 

 Children's Museum, 185 Brooklyn Ave., unless otherwise stated. 



The special committee on ways and means for most efficient co-operation 

 with the New York State College of Agriculture for the preparation of a 

 catalogue of the insects actually found in New York State, reported that a 

 standing committee should be elected for the full period of the labors of the 

 Editorial Board, consisting of one Coleopterist, one Lepidopterist, one Hemip- 

 terist, and one for the other orders. It was advised that all records from 

 members pass through this committee for verification. The committee rec- 

 ommended as such permanent committee; Wm. T. Davis, Chairman, in 

 charge of Neuroptera, Orthoptera, and other orders; Chas. Schaeffer in Cole- 

 optera; Jacob Doll in Lepidoptera; Chris. E. Olsen in Hemiptera; and J. R. 

 de la Torre Bueno, representative on the State Editorial Board. 



Nominating Committee for officers: Messrs. Engelhardt, Doll, Pasch. 

 Auditing Committee, reappointed, Messrs. Schaeffer and Bather. 



Mr. Weeks reported Cicindela purpurea, caught at Yaphank, Nov. 20, 

 and exhibited the living specimen in a bottle. For food there had been intro- 

 duced a Lachnosterna fusca, taken beneath the surface of the soil and freshly 

 emerged from pupa and a number of fruit flies, ete. 



Mr. Torre-Bueno showed 33 species of Heteroptera found on the tide line 

 at Smith's Point, Fire Island Beach, L. I., July 19, 1913. This lot was re- 

 markable in consisting entirely of the macropterous forms, even .of species 

 normally brachypterous. Pentatomidas were most largely represented, 

 followed closely by Lygaeidse. The most abundant species was a Lygseid, 

 Eremocoris ferus, followed closely by Euschistus variolarius and Podisus ma- 

 culiventris. The most notable of the forms se :ured was a single specimen 

 of the long winged form of a Tingid, apparently as yet undescribed and here- 

 tofore known only from two brachypterous specimens taken at long intervals. 

 Five specimens of Aradiis uniformis were taken, some of which had mites 

 fastened to them. Another point of interest was the predominance of Hemip- 

 tera, which outnumbered all other orders. 



Mr. Nicolay showed a collection of Cerambycidae, particularly strong in 

 the semiboreal Lepturini. Mr. Pearsall showed a series of Basilarchia, 

 spread on their backs by inserting the head of the pin in the corlk This 

 gave a slight convex curve to the upper side of the wings. Mr. Engelhardt 

 showed some Basilarchia bred by Mr. Wasmuth in East New York, some 

 normal astyanax, others at least approaching the proserpina form. Mr. 

 Schaeffer spoke of a Philonthus, prettily marked, taken by Mr. Nicolay at 

 Bellport, L. I., which seems to be a new species. Mr. Wintersteiner displayed 

 Cercyon lateralis (Staten Island, May 25, 1908, Davis), new to the New Jersey 

 list, known from north Europe, Siberia, and the Pacific coast. 



R. P. Dow, Secretary. 



OFFERTA ET DESIDERATA 



WANTED — Pupae of Papilio ajax and riitulus. Ward's Natural 

 Science Establishment, 84 College Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 



AU kinds of Chrysalids, Cocoons, and Pupae wanted in exchange for 

 North American lepidoptera. Address: Herman H. Brehme, 74 Thirteenth 

 Avenue, Newark, N. J. 



