EUMENES PACHYGASTKR 



Anstrutiier Davidson, M. D. 



This wasp is peculiar to California and tlicir nests arc prob- 

 ably rare as only once have I collected them in the neighborhood 

 of Los Angeles. The accompanying illustration is that of a sjxci- 

 men discovered by Theodore Payne near Santa Barbara. 'I'he 

 neat urn-like nests so closely resemble the olla of the Indians that 

 it may well have served them for the original model. From two of 

 the cells there hatched out the parasitic fly Senotainia trilinc.ata 

 V. d. W. For the identification of the wasp and parasite I am 

 indebted to Dr. L. O. Howard, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



TRANSCRIPT OF MINUTES 



OF THE MEETINGS OF 



THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 



Southern California Academy of Sciences 



JULY, 1921, TO DECEMBER, 1921 



DIRECTORS' MEETING 



July 13, 1921. 



A special meeting of the Directors of the Southern California Academy 

 of Sciences was held in Room 805, I. N. Van Nuys Building, on the date 

 above given, having been called by tlie Treasurer. 



General discussion was held on matters pertaining to the good of the 

 Academy. 



The suggestion was voiced that a list of the publications of tlie 

 Academy be rim in the "Bulletin" with attached prices for such issues 

 as were available. The Secretary was instructed to prepare and submit 

 such a list. 



Mr. Keese placed before the Board a proposal that the L. A. County 

 Museum and the Southwest Museum lend co-operation and support in the 

 matter of publishing the Academy "Bulletin," and asked an expression of 

 opinion from the oiiicials of the two institutions. 



Dr. Bryan, on behalf of the County Museum, voiced general approval 

 of the idea, but stated that available material for publication might 

 not be immediately forthcoming. 



Dr. Comstock, speaking for the Southwest Museum, pledged material 

 for publication from the research department of that institution. After 

 some further discussion the meeting adjourned. 



Members f resent: Dr. Frank Clark (presiding, Mr. Keese, Mr. 

 Spalding, Mr. Beebe, Mr. Geo. Parsons, Dr. A. Davidson, Mr. Theo. 

 Payne, Dr. J. Comstock. 



Advisory Board: Mr. R. F. Gross. 



Visitors: Dr. Bryan. 

 Approved August 29, 1921. 



JoHK Comstock, Secretary. 



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