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nice variety of Paragrotis ochrogaster, Xylina signosa, Hadena 

 ?nodica and a very handsome specimen of Bomolocha baltimoralis. 

 Mr. W. H. Harrington spoke of some insects observed during 

 the season. He had noticed specimens of Heodes hypophleas fly- 

 ing at Meach Lake in the last week in October. He also described 

 and enquired if any other members had noticed a large pocket gall 

 on the upper side of the leaves of the American Hornbeam. No 

 one present had seen this gall. 



Mr. C. H. Young reported that he had also noticed a late 

 occurrence of the small Copper referred to by Mr. Harrington and 

 that he had also found the larvae of Feniseca tarquinius and of a 

 Syrphus fly feeding on the Woolly Aphis of the Alder on Oct. 3rd 

 last. 



Dr. Fletcher showed some insects from the Holy Land and 



again referred to late occurrences of insects. He had a brood of 



the larva? of Euvanessa anliopa, which he had collected in the 



Arboretum of the Experimental Farm on the 27th Oct. The 



larvae were on a willow tree most of the leaves of which had been 



frozen, and they were themselves much numbed by the cold at the 



time they were collected, the thermometer being almost at freez- 



I ing point, and there had been several sharp frosts some nights 



^before. Specimens were also shown of the Asparagus Beetle 



* reared from larvae collected this year for the first time at Ottawa. 



"Several were found late in the season at the Experimental Farm, 



the beetles emerging Oct 30. 



Mr. Halkett spoke of seeing the Tiger Swallow-tail in 

 enormous numbers up the St. Agathe line of the C. P. R. early in 

 June. He also spoke of :he remarkable abundance of Rheumaptera 

 hastata during the past season, and also of Pteromalus paparum, 

 the parasite of the White Cabbage Butterfly, in pupae found at 

 Picton, Ont. These occurrences were discussed fully by those 

 present. 



Dr. Fietcher showed three fine cases of Plusias belonging to 

 the Entomological Division and drew attention to those of rarest 

 occurrence. He also exhibited Dr. Folsom's " Entomology" and 

 spoke of it in flattering terms. The value of Dr. Smith's " Glos- 

 sary of Entomological Terms" was also pointed out. 



J. F. 



