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THE PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST 
PACIFIC COAST ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
R.E. Stecker C. Dailey L.G. Bezark P.H. Arnaud, Jr. 
President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 
PROCEEDINGS 
THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVENTH MEETING 
The 377th meeting was held Friday, 18 February 1977 at 7:45 p.m. in the Morrison 
Auditorium of the California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, with 
President Stecker presiding, and 45 members and 49 guests present. 
The minutes of the meeting held 17 December 1976 were summarized. 
The following persons were elected to membership: student member, N. Hrebtov; 
regular member, C.S. Papp. 
President Stecker suggested that more wives be elected to family membership. He also 
solicited aid in the preparation of the refreshments which are served after each meeting. 
The audience was then polled as to a tentative date on which to hold the Society’s annual 
picnic. 
On behalf of Dr. A.R. Hardy, Co-editor of the Pan Pacific Entomologist, President Stecker 
indicated that the October 1976 issue and the January 1977 issue would be completed 
soon, and that the Society had changed publishers. The current publisher is the Allen 
press of Lawrence, Kansas, and the new publisher is Image Printing & Publishing of 
Sacramento, California. 
Under notes and exhibits, Mr. Wells gave a note on a male of the “reakirtii form” of 
Anthocharis sara Lucas, with yellow wing patches. Dr. J.G. Edwards reported on several 
host plants of gypsy moth larvae, and discussed larval coloration as an aid to their identi¬ 
fication. 
The main speaker of the evening was Dr. Edward S. Ross, Curator, Department of Ento¬ 
mology, California Academy of Sciences. His illustrated talk entitled “Insect Encounters 
in Mexico and Central America,” was enjoyed by everyone in attendance. 
Refreshments, including some homemade cookies, were served in the Trustee’s room 
following the meeting. — L.G. Bezark, Secretary. 
THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHTH MEETING 
The 378th meeting was held Friday, 18 March 1977 at 7:45 p.m. in the Morrison Audi¬ 
torium of the California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, with 
President Stecker presiding, and 46 members and 26 guests present. 
The minutes of the meeting held 18 February 1977 were summarized. 
The following persons were elected to student membership: R. Cave, C. Tontsch. 
President Stecker told the Society that the annual picnic would be held 23 April 1977 at 
Martin’s Beach, near Half Moon Bay. 
Dr. A.R. Hardy, Co-editor of the Pan-Pacific Entomologist, indicated that the October 1976 
issue of the journal would be mailed in March 1977. He also made a call for manuscripts 
for upcoming issues and stated that we should be up to date with the July 1977 issue. 
D.H. Kavanaugh indicated that the Academy was going to receive a compactor for the 
Entomology Department, which would increase the collection’s capacity by more than 
200% and would probably accommodate the insect collection’s increases for the next 25 
years. 
The main speaker of the evening was Dr. Norman Gary, Professor of Apiculture, Univer¬ 
sity of California, Davis. His illustrated talk entitled “Update on the Africanized Honey¬ 
bee,” was enjoyed by everyone present. 
Refreshments were served in the Entomology Conference room, following the meeting. 
— L.G. Bezark, Secretary. 
