1863.] 
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. 
Letters were read from Messrs. Joseph Bridgham, *Jr., and K. B. 
Talbot, dated New York, March 18th and 31st, 1863, and from Prof. 
Jared P. Kirtland., dated Cleveland, Ohio, March 26th, 1863, sever¬ 
ally acknowledging their election to Corresponding Membership in the 
Society. 
The following papers were presented for publication in the Pro¬ 
ceedings :— 
“A revision of the species of Cymatophorina found in the United 
States and British America, with descriptions of new species, by Aug. 
B. Grote.’’ 
“Descriptions of two new species of Arctiidac, by Wm. Saunders.” 
And were referred to Committees. 
NEW BUSINESS. 
Mr. J. Prank Knight moved that a “ Committee on Insect Archi¬ 
tecture” be added to Article 1 of Chapter 5 of the By-Laws of the 
Society. 
Mr. Cresson announced the death of the Bev. James H. McFarland 
late a Besident Member of the Society. 
ELECTIONS. 
The following persons were elected Corresponding Members of the 
Society:— 
Mrs. Lucy W. Say, of Newburgh, New York. 
Bev. Daniel Ziegler, of York, Pennsylvania. 
