Meeting 1159 Minutes

Minutes from the 1159th Meeting of the Cambridge Entomological Club

President Bruno de Medeiros called the 1158th meeting of the Cambridge Entomological Club to order at 7:35 pm on Tuesday, May 13th in MCZ 101, 26 Oxford St. Approximately 21 members and guests were in attendance.

New business:
Treasurer Patrick Gorring delivered the annual Treasurer’s report.
The club ended the year $79.10 ahead of last year, with total assets of $29,447.07

Scott Smyers will lead a walk at Wachusett Mountain on Saturday, May 17.
Details are at the Friends of Wachusett Mountain website, www.friendsofwachusett.org

Old business:
CEC officers for 2014-2015 year were confirmed:
President: Jack Boyle
Vice President: Shayla Salzman
Treasurer: Patrick Gorring
Secretary: Andrea Golden
Executive Committee: Edward Pleckavich, Jay Shetterly, Bruno de Medeiros

Membership confirmations:
Rachel Hawkins
Sang Il Kim
Fabio da Silva
Shayla Salzman
Gerard Talavera

Bruno de Medeiros, CEC president and graduate student in Brian Ferrell’s lab, gave the traditional President’s address to the club, entitled Weevil Diversity: Beyond the 60,000 Names. Bruno acknowledged some links to his earlier studies in Brazil, starting with former CEC President Hans Reichardt and Sergio Vanin at the U. of Sao Paolo. Bruno’s recent work has focused on the Anchylorhnchus genus of weevils. He has mastered the art of climbing palm trees in order to collect weevils from the trees’ inflorescences. Among the behaviors he has witnessed is larval cannibalism, enabled by substantial jaws found in some early-stage weevil larva.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 for discussion and refreshments.

Respectfully submitted,
Andrea Golden, CEC Secretary