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Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. iv. 
Meeting of April 22, 1896. 
An auction sale of insects was held for the benefit of the Journal. 
The specimens for this purpose were donated by Mrs. Slosson, and 
Messrs. Palm, Bradford, Dyar, Ottolengui, Schaeffer, Munch, Loos 
and Joutel. Many of the species brought good prices; the total amount 
realized being $77.35. Dr. Ottolengui and Mr. Beutenmuller acted as 
auctioneers. 
Meeting of May 5, 1866. 
Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 
In the absence of the President, Mr. Beutenmuller was elected 
chairman pro tem. Nine members present. 
Mr. Beutenmuller spoke of the 4th of July field meeting to be held 
at Hemlock Falls, N. J., to which the Society had been invited. 
Dr. Love moved to appoint a committee of three, of which the 
chairman of this meeting shall be chairman. Accepted. 
Mrs. Louise Moschell was proposed as an active member by Mr. L. 
H. Joutel. 
Mr. Dyar exhibited examples of the Callemorphas of our fauna and 
showed some larva of C. falvicosta from Maryland. 
Dr. Love gave a few notes on the field meeting, made by the So¬ 
ciety to St. Mary’s Lake. 
Adjournment. 
Meeting of May 19, 1896. 
Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 
President Zarbriskie in the chair. Eleven members present. 
Mr. Beutenmuller spoke on the advisibility of sending the Journal 
to the different Entomological Societies with a view to exchange. After 
discussion Dr. Love moved that the publication committee be author¬ 
ized to send out vols. 3 and 4 at its discretion, not to exceed 25 copies. 
Mrs. Louise Moschell was elected an active member. 
A vote of thanks was given to Mr. Miller, of No. 141 E. 40th St., 
for giving the use of his hall to the Society to hold the auction sale of 
insects. 
Mr. H. Loos read an interesting paper on the stridulating and hear¬ 
ing organs of insects in which he gave the different ways of producing 
sound and explained the sound-producing organs of the different in¬ 
sects. Illustrated by plates, microscopical slides and insects. 
Dr. Love exhibited an interesting series of slides illustrating the 
mechanism of the drum of the Cicada. 
