98 Journal New York Entomological Society. ivoi. iv. 
Meeting of February 4, 1896. 
Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 
President Zabriskie in the chair. Ten members present. 
Mr. Beutenmiiller gave some notes on Catocala. He stated that 
C. ccilifornica had been made a variety of Walker’s C. electilis , but 
that californica was a good species and electilis a Mexican species al¬ 
lied to junctura. He further stated that C. cassandra was the same 
as electilis , a figure of which was published by Mr. Druce in Biologia 
Centrali-Americana Het. Vol. I, pi. xxxi, Pg. 8. 
After discussion, adjournment. 
Meeting of February 18, 1896. 
Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 
President Zabriskie in the chair. Eleven members present. 
A paper by Mr. A. P. Morse “ On the stridulating Organs of Or- 
thoptera” was read (see ante p. 16). 
Mr. Dyar gave some notes on Head Setae of Lepidopterous Larvae. 
He stated that the setae did not show much variation in position in the 
different larvae he had examined. In regard to the flattened append¬ 
ages of Perophora melsheimeri he said that they were called antennae 
by Harris, who afterwards modified his statement. Mr. Dyar, by aid 
of diagrams showed that they were flattened hairs and originated from 
the setae and corresponded to the hairs of other larvae in position. He 
also showed a larvae of Apatela funeralis which, in the last stage has all 
its hairs flattened. 
Dr. Seifert exhibited a work on the European hybrid Lepidoptera, 
illustrated by many colored plates. 
Adjournment. 
Meeting of March 3, 1896. 
Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 
President Zabriskie in the chair. Twelve members present. 
A communication from the New York Microscopical Society ex¬ 
tending an invitation to participate in their annual exhibition was re¬ 
ceived and accepted with thanks. 
Mr. Schaeffer read a paper on the Coleopterous genus Nodonota, in 
which he gave the characters by means of which the species could be 
separated from other allied genera. He also spoke about the species oc¬ 
curring in the vicinity of New York, illustrated by a series of specimens. 
Mr. Joutel exhibited specimens of Hickory, showing the borings 
made by the hickory borer ( Cyllenepiculs'). 
After discussion, adjournment. 
