1907] Entomological Branch 39 



ENTOMOLOGICAL BRANCH. 



Meeting No. 5 was held at Dr. Fletcher's rooms on the 

 evening of March 5th. 



Mr. Gibson showed a box of specimens of Pseudohazis 

 eglanterina and shastaensis, and also Hemileuca maia with its 

 variety lucina from Manitoba. He also gave an account of these 

 insects and the method of their occurrence drawn from the litera- 

 ture of the subject. Inflated larvae were also exhibited. 



Mr. Baldwin exliibited a pocket box of insects collected 

 during the past summer. All the species submitted were 

 identified. 



Mr. Halkett showed a specimen of a blood worm, the larvae of 

 one of the Chironomidcs which had caused some excitement when 

 it came through one of the taps of the water supply in one of the 

 Government buildings. 



Mr. Nelles, of the Alaska Coast Strip Survey Staff , exhibited 

 a collection of verv interesting and beautiful photographs taken 

 during the past summer while in the field. 



Mr. Harrington showed a box of some of the rarer and more 

 interesting flies of the locality, at the same time reporting on the 

 progress he had made in getting the Ottawa species identified. 

 He also showed some very handsome foreign beetles. Some of 

 these he had collected in Japan and others had been received 

 from European correspondents. 



Mr. Metcalfe exhibited a box of Ottawa Heteroptera and 

 pointed out the differences between some of the closely allied 

 species. 



Mr. Young showed a beautiful case illustrating the life- 

 history of Limenitis disipptis with its food plant. A remarkable 

 specimen of a w411ow twig showing eight of the larval hybernacula 

 on successive leaves was included in this case. A boxof notodon- 

 tian larvae of the old genus Cerura, was also exhibited. 



Dr. Fletcher spoke of the Apple Maggot, Plum Curculio, and 

 Asparagus Beetle and showed preserved specimens mounted in a 

 special way for exhibition at meetings. J. F. 



