Annual Meeting.] 
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[May 5’ 
his future happiness, it should he second only to his home and his 
family. In conclusion, Mr. Niles said he did not doubt that each 
member present would like to express in some special way his 
personal respect and honor for him who was the dear friend of all 
and one of the best benefactors the Society ever had ; and he 
hoped they might do so by rising as they voted for the adoption 
of the vote proposed by Mr. Cummings. 
The Chair accordingly called for a standing vote, and the reso- 
ution was unanimously adopted. 
The following candidates for Associate Membership were 
elected : Messrs. William Brewster, Cambridge ; C. R. Brainard, 
C. H. Wise and Franklin Haven, Jr., Boston; and Wm. H. Ladd 
of Lynn. 
Prof. Francisco Ardissone of Milan, was elected Corresponding 
Member. 
Dr. B. Joy Jeffries occupied the rest of the evening with an 
account of the latest views on the development of the color-sense 
and its comparative condition in civilized and savage races. 
The following paper was presented by title : 
DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME NEW ICHNEUMON PARASITES 
OF NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 
BY A. S. PACKARD, JR. 
The following descriptions of parasites of our butterflies were 
drawn up several years ago at the request of Mr. S. H. Scudder, 
for his contemplated work on New England butterflies. Owing 
to the delay in the publication of that work, at Mr. Scudder’s sug- 
gestion I offer these descriptions to the Society for publication. 
The types are mostly in Mr. Scudder’s collection ; a few are in the 
Harris collection of the Museum of the Society. 
Genus Ophion. 
Head short, transversely oblong ; antennae slender, as long as 
the body, with over sixty joints. Thorax short, propodeum sub_ 
