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The field committee reported that only three members attended the field meeting 

 at Singac, N. J., on June 15. 



The first paper of the evening was by Mr. Schaeffer ' ' On Some New Myrme- 

 cophilons Collected in Texas by Mr. Brues." Mr. Schaeffer explained the novel way 

 in which Mr. Brues had taken the beetles in ant hills and gave the following list 

 of captures: One new species of silphid, Ptoviophagiis texanus (n. sp. ), Eatonidia 

 wheeieri Was., and Ecitoxemia brez'ipes Brues. 



Mr. Joutel showed some of the larvce and cocoons of the Japanese Caligula 

 japonic a. 



Society adjourned. 



Meeting of October 7, 1902. 



A regular meeting of the New York Entomological Society was held at the 

 American Museum of Natural History. President C. F. Groth presided with eleven 

 members and two visitors present. 



Mr. Barber, of the Auditing Committee, reported that the committee had exam- 

 ined the accounts of the treasurer and found them correct. 



A communication from Mr. Beutenmiiller was read, in which he stated that he 

 took pleasure in turning over to the society all of the books and pamphlets received 

 by him in exchange for the Journal. 



Mr. Kearfott introduced and moved the adoption of the following resolution ; 

 Resolved that the thanks of the society be extended to Mr. Wm. Beutenmiiller for his 

 care and safe keeping of the society's library; and that a copy of these resolutions be 

 transmitted by the secretary to Mr. Beutenmiiller. Resolution adopted. 



Moved by Ur. Love and seconded, that the librarian prepare a list of all papers 

 and books in the possession of the society, together with a list of m'ssing numbers, in 

 order that the publication committee might revise the exchanges, and report the same 

 to the society as early as possible. Carried. 



Mr. Davis spoke about " Some Beetle Remains from a Staten Island Peat Bog." 

 He stated that during the summer of 1899 a small pond in the Moravian Cemetery on 

 Staten Island was drained and the mud and vegetable remains removed and piled 

 along the margin of the pond. This material could be separated into thin sheets, 

 and the vegetable growth of centuries, that had been deposited layer upon layer, 

 could be turned over and examined just as could the leaves of a book. On examin- 

 ing these layers with a lens the elytra of a species Donacia were found and also a 

 number of the pupa cases which Donacia attach to various water plants. The remains 

 were not sufficiently well preserved to enable him to determine the species. Mr. Davis 

 exhibited a number of these beetle remains just as they were found imbedded in the 

 peat. 



Mr Schaeffer said that he wished to put on record the capture of the true 

 queen of the white ant ( Tenncs flavipes) at Mosholu this summer. He explained the 

 manner in which he had obtained the queen by chopping into pieces a piece o' 

 infested wood. Mr. .Schaeffer remarked that Professor L. O. Howard in his " Insect 

 Book" states that the true queen of the white ant has never been found in the United 

 States 



He also exhibited both sexes of Tctranodes nivicollis of which Mr. Linell, 

 when describing it, had only the male, remarking under the description ihat it 



