30 The Ottawa Naturalist. [May 



of value. Mr. Arthur Gibson spent the most of July at Youghall, 

 N.B., and while there made collections in all orders. 



The members of the Branch were delighted to have with 

 them in Ottawa during spring and early summer, Mr. Norman 

 Criddle, of Aweme, Man. Mr. Criddle while here attended the 

 spring excursions of the Club and also did some splendid collect- 

 ing in the neighborhood. 



During the year Mr. Harrington completed a paper on Su- 

 perfamily III of the Hymenoptera of the Ottawa District, which 

 was published in the July number of the Ottawa Naturalist. 

 Dr. Walker's paper on the Dragonflies of the Ottawa District 

 appeared in the April and June numbers of the Naturalist. 

 This has been of much help to members of the Branch. 



Among the more interesting insects taken during the year 

 at Ottawa, within the area limited by the Club, as the Ottawa 

 District, the following may be mentioned: 

 Lepidoptera: 



Brenthis triclaris, Hbn. Mer Bleue, June 6, three specimens, 



(Young, Criddle, Gibson). 

 Phyciodcs tharos, Dru., var. packardii, Saund. Mer Bleue, 



(Young). 

 Phyciodes hatesii, Reakirt. On railway track between Cache 



Bav and Beaver Meadow, June 13, (Gibson). 

 Pholus pandorus, Hbn. Larva on Virginian creeper, moth 



emerged July 8, (Gibson). 

 Hyphoraia parthenos, Harr. July 1, (Baldwin). 

 Catahena lineolata, Wlk. July 20, (Baldwin). New record 



for the district. 

 Platysenta videns, Grt. June 6, (Gibson). 

 Pachnobia monochromata , Morr. Mer Bleue, July 3, (Young). 

 Agrotis geniculata, G. & R. Meach Lake, August 31, 



(Fletcher). 

 Mamestra gussata, Sm. April 24, (Young). 

 Homoptera minerea, Grt. Britannia, June 20, (Baldwin). 

 Homoptera helata, Sm. Britannia, June 20, (Baldwin). 

 Cramhus bidens, Zeller. Mer Bleue, July, (Young). 

 Crambus zeellus, Fern. July 15, (Gibson). 

 Crambus youngellus , K. Mer Bleue, July 2-10, (Young). 

 Eucosma medioviridana, K. August 21, (Young). 

 Coleophora elcBagnisella, K. Larvae abundant on ElcBagnus 

 argentea; moths emerged July, (Fletcher and Gibson). 

 LithocolleHs basistrigella, Clem. Bred from oak, March 11, 



(Young). 

 Argyresthia laricella, K. Mer Bleue, reared from terminal 

 twigs of Larix americana; moths issued June 12-23, 

 (Fletcher and Gibson). 



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