PROCEEDINGS 
OF 
THE NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 
VOL. IX, No. 5s. 
The regular meeting of the Associ- 
ation was held at the Staten Island 
Academy. 
In the absence of the president Mr. 
Fred. F. Hunt was elected chairman 
pro tem. 
Mr. E. C. Delavan read a paper on 
THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PROPRIE- 
TORS OF EKAST NEW JERSEY AND THE 
DUKE OF YORK, CONCERNING THE TITLE 
TO STATEN ISLAND, which will be pub- 
lished as a special number of the 
Proceedings. 
Mr. Wm. T. Davis exhibited speci- 
mens of Staten Island moths and read 
the following paper: 
PRELIMINARY LIST OF STATEN ISLAND 
MOTHS BELONGING TO THE FAMILIES 
SATURNIIDH, CKHRATOCAMPID, 
SYNTOMIDA, ARCTIIDA AND 
AGARISTIDA. 
A list of the hawk moths of Staten 
Island was published in these Proceed- 
ings for January 10th, 1903. This is a 
continuation of that list and includes 
the families between the Sphingidz and 
Noctuide. The species are figured in 
the recently published ‘‘Moth-Book’’ 
by W.. J. Holland, and are also describ- 
ed by Mr. Beutenmuller in his ‘‘De- 
scriptive Catalogue of the Bombycine 
Moths found within Fifty Miles of New 
York City.’’ 
Bo OF STATEN 
ISLAND. 
MARCH 19th, 1904. 
Chlaenogramma jasminearum Bday. may 
now be recorded as an addition to the 
list of hawk moths, having been cap- 
tured on the Island in July. 
Protoparce 1ustica Fabr. has been 
mentioned as an addition in these Pro- 
ceedings for May 9th, 1903. 
FaMILy SATUBNIID. 
Philosamia cynthia Drury. June, July, 
Aug. This imported insect was first 
noticed on Staten Island about 1882. 
Samia cecropia L. June, July, Aug. 
Callosamia promethta Drury. June. 
July, Aug. Several years ago fifteen 
cocoons of this species were collected 
from the same tulip tree and kept sep- 
arate from all others, for the purpose 
of noting at what times the moths would 
emerge therefrom, The dates were as 
follows: 
June 9 one male 
ae 16 ae ae 
sé 17 ae ae 
ey & female 
se 23 ce se 
‘¢ 30 one male and a female 
July 3 one female 
BO two females 
cae: ‘* males 
‘*-11 + three females. 
Callosamia angulifera Walk. June, 
July, Aug. The cocoons are to be found 
on the ground under the 
the caterpillars “7 
