928 The American Naturalist. [October, 
The following papers were also read: ‘‘ Two Borers Destructive to 
Mountain Ash,” by Dr. D. S. Kellicott; ‘‘ Bibliography of Ento- 
mology,’’ by Mr. B. P. Mann; ‘‘ Notes on Sphecius speciosus.” ‘Some 
Interesting Phylloxere,’’ by C. V. Riley ; “ Longevity of Ixodes and 
Trombidium,’’ by Miss M. E. Murfelt; ‘‘ Modification of Habit in 
r Wasps,’’ by Miss Murfelt, showing that these wasps sometimes - 
use paper already made instead of making it from wood. 
The committee on recommendation of the president’s address 
reported that a manual of entomology should be-prepared, and recom- 
mended that specialists in the different orders be invited to prepare 
such a manual. The committtee was continued another year, with 
instructions to correspond with specialists in the different orders and 
publishers, to report at the next meeting of the club. 
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, 
E. A. Schwarz; secretary, F. M. Webster. 
The following entomological papers were read before Section F of 
the A. A. A. S.: “Origin and Development of Parasitic Habit in 
Mallophaga and Pediculidz,’’ by Herbert Osborn ; ‘‘ The Origin and 
Development of Parasitism Among the Sarcoptide,”’ by H. Garman ; 
‘On the Habits of the Proctotrypidæ,” by Wm. H. Ashmead ; “rRe 
Biology of the Chalcididæ,” by L. O. Howard; “ Parasitism in Cole- 
optera, in Diptera, in Ded, and Ychueimenide.” by C. V: Riley ; 
. ‘‘Microérganisms as Insecticides,” by C. V. Riley; ‘Enemies of 
the Honey-Bee,’’ by A. J. Cook; ‘Notes on the Homology of the 
Hemipterous Mouth,” by John B. Smith; ‘‘ Epipharynx and Hypo- 
pharynx of Odonata,” by John B. Smith ; “The Mouth of Copris 
carolina, and Notes on the Homology of the er by John B. 
— Smith. 
Before the Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science the 
following papers were read: “ Fighting the Rose Chafer,’’ by A. J. 
Cook; ‘Bees and Fertilization,” by A. J. Cook; “ A Bacterial 
ae of the Chinch Bug,” by S. A. Forbes ; i Northwind Spread 
of a Tropical Injurious Insect,” by L. O Howard ; ‘‘The Kerosene 
Emulsion and Its Increasing Usefulness,” by C. V. Riley.—Howarp 
Evarts WEED, Agricultural College, Mississippi. 


