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Three or four dots on the veins indicate another line between the 

 two just mentioned. 



Discal dots distinct on all wings. 



Described from two specimens collected by Mr. C. H. Young 

 and labelled respectively Ottawa 3. viii. 06 and 10. ix. 06, and 

 named in honor of Dr. James Fletcher, of Ottawa. 



One of these specimens is in my cabinet, thanks to the 

 generosity of Mr. Young, the other is retained in his own 

 collection. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL BRANCH. 



The first winter meeting (1906-07) of the Entomological 

 Branch was held at Dr. Fletcher's house at the Evperimental Farm, 

 on the evening of the 7th November ; six present. 



The Chairman suggested that the same plan of managing the 

 meetings as had been followed in previous seasons should again 

 be adopted this year, viz : asking each member present to speak 

 for a short time, either upon specimens brought for exhibition or 

 upon work done during the past season. 



Mr. Arthur Gibson exhibited the cases of Tiger Moths ot the 

 genus Apantesis in the Experimental Farm collection, drawing 

 attention to the rarer species and giving notes on the life-histories 

 of many which he had reared from the egg. Twenty-six different 

 species and varieties from all parts of Canada were included in 

 this collection. 



Mr. Andrew Halkett showed specimens of Aleyrodes vapor- 

 ariorum an insect allied to the plant lice but with the appearance 

 of very minute moths. This insect has been exceptionally abund- 

 ant and destructive to garden plants during the past season. Dr. 

 Fletcher stated that it had been sent in from many parts of 

 Canada and had been particularly troublesome in gardens where 

 bedding plants which had been propagated in greenhouses were 

 used. Specimens had been received from Edmonton, Port Arthur 

 and many places in Ontario, and also from Montreal. 



Mr. J. W. Baldwin showed a box of noctuid moths which were 

 selected from a collection he had made at sugar on two nights at 

 Graham's Bay, Britannia. Among the most interesting were a 



