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This species is as a rule rather rare in collections but is always 

 common at Ottawa. 



Mr. Harrington exhibited a collection of 11 species of 

 Andrena taken at Ottawa and Toronto, which had recently been 

 critically examined and named by Mr. Yierick, of Philadelphia. 

 He also showed a perfectly fresh specimen of Scoleopteryx libutrix 

 which he had caught the day before. He was under the im- 

 pression that the specimen must have recently emerged from the 

 pupa. There was some discussion on the winter habits of the 

 species, which branched off into the abundance of some Vanes- 

 sians last autumn and this spring. There was reason to hope 

 that Vanessa j-album might this year be again abundant and all 

 members were urged to try and secure eggs of this species so 

 that the full life-history might be worked out. 



Mr. Metcalfe showed some living larva? of Leucania com- 

 fnoides, and also one of a species of Crococa, as well as a small 

 collection of micros taken in Toronto and mounted by himself. 



Mr. Baldwin exhibited a fine specimen each of Apantesis 

 celia and virgunciila, which had been taken by him during last 

 season. Both cf these moths are rare in this locality. 



Mr. Newman spoke of the injuries by the larva? of Grapho- 

 litha inter stinctana to the clover seed crop in Ontario. He had 

 found the larva? very abundant in Victoria, Durham, Peterboro 

 and Prince Edward counties. 



Mr. Gibson showed some specimens of a Coleophora found 

 this spring upon the heads of Yarrow and also some yellow 

 larva? of a moth hibernated in the Dry stems of Oenothera. Lar- 

 va? of Penthina hebesana, in the heads of mullein were also ex- 

 hibited. Y. G. 



CORRECTION. 



On page 107 of the last issue of the Ottawa Naturalist 

 Pachystima Myrsinites and PacJiystima ?nacrophyllum were by the 

 printer marked " sp. nov." after the last proofs had left the 

 editor's hands The former of these species was described by 

 Rafineque the latter by Miss Farr. 



