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Following the discussion, Mr. Osborn called the attention of the 
association to the fact that the sessions were to be held in the rooms 
consecrated to the advancement of entomological knowledge by the 
many years of faithful service of the late Dr. Kellicott, and an invi- 
tation was extended to freely inspect Dr. Kellicott’s valuable and 
extensive collections, particularly of Odonata. 
The report of the treasurer was then presented and accepted, show- 
ing a cash balance of $8.60. 
Active members were elected as follows: 
C. 8S. Banks, Albany, N. Y., proposed by Mr. Felt. 
Arthur Gibson, Ottawa, Canada, proposed by Mr. Kirkland. 
H. P. Gould, College Park, Md., proposed by Mr. Johnson. 
S. J. Hunter, Lawrence, Kans., proposed by Mr. Howard. 
The foreign members elected were: 
Edward Barlow, Calcutta, India, proposed by Mr. Webster. 
E. E. Green, Pundaluoya, Ceylon, proposed by Mr. Howard. 
A. M. Lea, Hobart, Tasmania, proposed by Mr. Chittenden. 
J. G. O. Tepper, Adelaide, South Australia, proposed by Mr. Howard. 
Mr. Webster and Mr. Lazenby, on behalf of the Society for the Pro- 
motion of Agricultural Science, extended to the entomologists present 
an invitation to attend the meeting of that body. 
Messrs. Webster, Howard, and Johnson were appointed a committee 
on programmes for the following sessions and also to arrange for a 
joint session with the Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science. 
Adjourned to 2 p. m. 
AFTERNOON SESSION, AUGUST 78. 
Association met pursuant to adjournment. 
A committee on resolutions was appointed by the chair as follows: 
Messrs. Howard, Osborn, and Felt. 
Mr. Howard then presented the following paper: 
A REMEDY FOR GADFLIES: PORCHINSKI'S RECENT DISCOVERY 
IN RUSSIA, WITH SOME AMERICAN OBSERVATIONS. 
By L. O. Howarpb, Washington, D. C. 
Through the kindness of Dr. Peter Fireman, of the Columbian Uni- 
versity of Washington, D. C.,a Russian of high scientific attainments, 
the writer has been able to familiarize himself with numerous recent 
entomological articles published in the Russian language, and particu- 
larly those which relate to the work in economic entomology done under 
the Russian Government in the different provinces, all of which being 
published in the Russian language are inaccessible to most English- 
speaking workers. 
One of the most striking of the recent articles has been called to my 
attention by Dr. Fireman, who has prepared the English abstract which 
