1906] Report of the Entomological Branch, 1905. 85 



Polychrysia formosa, Grt. Meach Lake, Aug. 15 (Young), 

 a very beautiful and rare species. 



Autographa nibidus, Ottol. Meach Lake, June 5. (Young). 



Melipetis fasciohiris, Hbn. Mr. Baldwin took a fine specimen 

 ol this West Indian moth in his garden on July 6 last. This is 

 the first Canadian record and it rs probable that the insect was 

 brought north in a bunch of bananas. 



Stenopis tliule, Strk. One of the most important captures 

 Ol the year was made on July 6 by Mr. Gibscn when he secured 

 a perlect specimen of this striking and very local moth near the 

 Experimental Farm. Up to the present time there is no known 

 authentic record of it having been taken at any other place than 

 Montreal. 



COLEOPTERA 



A few specially interesting captures of beetles have been 

 made at Ottawa during the past season. 



Pityobius anguinus, Lee. Six specimens of this fine elater 

 were taken at electric light at the end of June (Gibson and Bald- 

 win), and a female was secured a menth later floating in a water 

 barrel, (Fletcher). 



Aphorista vittata, Fab. Aylmer, April, (Gibson). 



Odontceas cornigerus, Melsh. Ottawa (A. E. Richard). 



Pachyta rugipennis, Newm. Hull, Que. About 40 specimens 

 o! this very rare longicorn beetle were taken by Mr. W. Met- 

 calfe pairing at the base of a dead pine tree May 29, 1904. 



Anthdxia ccneogastcr, Lap. This little Buprestid beetle, 

 which is frequently found in the flowers of Trilliums in Spring, 

 was observed to be ovipositing on the trunk of the same dead 

 pine tree, and at the same time as Mr. Metcalfe collected Pachyta 

 rugipennis. 



Phytonomus punctatus, Fab. The Clover Leaf Weevil, 

 which has occasionally done considerable harm to clover fields 

 to the south, was detected at Ottawa for the first time in 1905 

 when tw r o specimens were caught at the Experimental Farm. 



An important work has been accomplished in the examination 

 01 the whole'of Mr. Harrington's Dytiscidae, by Mr. Jchn D. 

 Sherman, Jr., of New York, who has found in the collection some 

 Aery interesting species. The members of the Club are urged to 

 make use of this opportunity to get their material identified and 

 also tc make a special effort this year to collect these insects. 



