June, 1897.] 
Proceedings of the Society. 
101 
. Dr ' Love a PP oi nted Messrs. Beutenmuller, Schaeffer and Joutel as a committee 
to increase the membership of the Society. 
The Publication Committee reported that arrangements were being made to give 
a senes of lectures to the public and asked for a sum of money to defray the ex¬ 
penses; on motion the sum of fifty dollars was set aside for the purpose. 
Dr. Love showed specimens of Phyllotreta artnoracia , an imported beetle, and 
said they were very common in Wisconsin and were doing considerable damage. 
They were very partial to horse-radish. 
. Mr ‘ beutenmuller showed some Papilio chrysalids with the imagos among 
which were those of t/icas and cresphontes . He pointed out the differences in their 
shape and characters which proved that they were not varieties, as some authors had 
claimed, but distinct species. He also pointed out the differences between P. bairdii, 
astenas and oregoma, stating that bairdii was a variety of oregonia and not of 
astenas, and also spoke on the relationship between brevicatida and asterias. The 
chrysalid of Ormthoptera , sp. and Papilio philenor were almost identical in shape 
but differed in size. 
Mr. Joutel spoke of the close resemblance of grasshoppers to leaves and showed 
two remarkable examples from Brazil. 
Meeting of March 2, 1897. 
Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 
President Palm in the chair. Ten members present. 
A note from Mr. Morris K. Jessup was read, giving the use of the large lecture 
hall of the Museum for the Society’s lectures. 
A letter from the Scientific Alliance asking for nominations by the Society of a 
Peison t0 receive the first grant of the Newberry fund was read. After discussion the 
C01 responding Secretary was requested to notify the Secretary of the Scientific Alliance 
that this Society had no candidate to propose. 
Mr. Beutenmuller read a paper by Mr. William T. Davis, entitled, Intelligence 
Shown by Caterpillars in Placing Their Cocoons (see antea, p. 42). 
In a discussion by the members the opinion was expressed that the cases cited 
were accidental and were not a sign of intelligence. 
Mr. J. Doll showed a series of Pseudohazis in which the variation was well 
shown, it being impossible to tell where one species finished and the other began, the 
ifferences being evidently only local variations. 
Meeting of March 16. 1897. 
Held at the American Museum of Natural History. 
President Palm in the chair. Eleven members present. 
The following resolutions were adopted : 
. Whereas, The present rate of postage on specimens of natural history to 
oreign countiies being the same as letter rates, a burden some and excessive rate 
and ’ 
Whereas, An amendment is to be proposed at the next International Postal 
ongress (amendment to Article XIX (samples), 4 of the Regulation of Details and 
Ureter) whereby such subjects shall be admitted to the mails at the rate of samples of 
merchandise. 
Therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the New York Entomological 
Society that the amendment should be adopted, and 
