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9o4 ] PROCeEDINgS 0" ’re CZUS 8 3 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB. A SPECIAL meeting was held in the Council room on the evening of May 3, t9o4; President Emerton in the Chair; twelve persons present. The record of the last meeting was read and accepted. A letter from Mr. A. H. Clark, telling of his recent experiences on Union Island, West Indies, was read. Mr. Emerton showed a specimen of the red-faced immature male of the spider ellenes cristatus, and the imago of the parasite whose cocoon was shown at the last meeting. He also made some remarks on Zycosa nidifex, and showed a living adult female of that species. Mr. Sampson showed several pupae of f-arrisimemna trisignata, in cavities in a piece of wood. Mr. C. A. Frost showed a box of miscellaneous insects, mostly Diptera and Hymenoptera, destined for the New England collection. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to informal conversation. Adjournment was reached at 9.$o. The 237th regular meeting was held in the Council room on the evening of May I7, x9o 4. President Emerton in the chair; twelve members and one guest present. The record of the last meeting was read and accepted. It was voted to authorize the officers to act for the Club in arranging terms on which sets of PSYCHW should be sold. Mr. C. A. Frost of Malden was unanimously elected to active membership. Mr. Newcomb exhibited two photographs, one representing a specimen of the purple-striped form of Aclias" lung, the other the remarkable 2ctsilarchict which he showed at a recent meeting. Fie further showed a fine specimen of A1"eLvlttrus similans, reared from a pupa found by Mr. Bowditch. Mr. Blackburn showed a living female Zycosct carolinensis, and Mr. Ernerton contributed some remarks on the habits of these spiders. Mr. Emerton then showed some beetles of the genus 2ledius from the wet sand at Ipswich, with photographs of their burrows. The Publication Committee and the Exhibition Committee were asked to sub- mit reports at the next meeting. A few books were sold, and ’, tti meeting was adjourned. W. L. W. FIELD, Secretary.

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9o4] PROCeEDINgS 0" ’re CZUS 83

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB.

A SPECIAL meeting was held in the Council room on the evening of May 3,

t9o4; President Emerton in the Chair; twelve persons present. The record ofthe last meeting was read and accepted. A letter from Mr. A. H. Clark, telling ofhis recent experiences on Union Island, West Indies, was read. Mr. Emertonshowed a specimen of the red-faced immature male of the spider ellenes cristatus,and the imago of the parasite whose cocoon was shown at the last meeting. Healso made some remarks on Zycosa nidifex, and showed a living adult female ofthat species. Mr. Sampson showed several pupae of f-arrisimemna trisignata, incavities in a piece of wood. Mr. C. A. Frost showed a box of miscellaneous insects,mostly Diptera and Hymenoptera, destined for the New England collection. Theremainder of the meeting was devoted to informal conversation. Adjournment wasreached at 9.$o.

The 237th regular meeting was held in the Council room on the evening ofMay I7, x9o4. President Emerton in the chair; twelve members and one guestpresent. The record of the last meeting was read and accepted. It was voted toauthorize the officers to act for the Club in arranging terms on which sets of PSYCHWshould be sold. Mr. C. A. Frost of Malden was unanimously elected to activemembership.

Mr. Newcomb exhibited two photographs, one representing a specimen of thepurple-striped form of Aclias" lung, the other the remarkable 2ctsilarchict which heshowed at a recent meeting. Fie further showed a fine specimen of A1"eLvlttrussimilans, reared from a pupa found by Mr. Bowditch. Mr. Blackburn showed aliving female Zycosct carolinensis, and Mr. Ernerton contributed some remarks onthe habits of these spiders. Mr. Emerton then showed some beetles of the genus2ledius from the wet sand at Ipswich, with photographs of their burrows.

The Publication Committee and the Exhibition Committee were asked to sub-mit reports at the next meeting. A few books were sold, and ’,tti meeting wasadjourned.

W. L. W. FIELD,Secretary.