1914] The^Ottawa Naturalist. 173 



that this pest had been an important factor in rousing the 

 farmers to practice better methods and to adopt rotation and 

 co-operation, and had uplifted them socially and in other ways. 

 Mr. Harrington also showed some Curculionidae that he had 

 taken in Japan, and called attention to their large size and bright 

 colours as compared with the representatives of this family in 

 Canada. 



Mr. Gibson exhibited Sir George Hampson's recent volume 

 (XIII) of the Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British 

 Museum, the subject of which is the classification of a part of 

 the subfamily Catocalinae and the subfamilies Mominee and 

 Phvtometrinae. He ' mentioned specially two genera, viz., 

 Zale and Phytometra. The latter includes species which were 

 placed under the old name of Plusia. The volume' is of 

 much value to Canadian students. He also spoke briefly on 

 "Some little-known Cutworms." The species discussed were 

 Baraihfa atrial is, Mamestra atlantica, Agrotis aurulenta, and 

 Porosagrotis orthogonia. The life historv of two former species 

 Avere studied some vears ago. The larvae of the first named 

 occurred throughout eastern Canada in 1905, and much loss 

 was occasioned through its ravages to garden plants, both 

 vegetable and ornamental. The last named species, which has 

 been referred to under the name delorata in publications of 

 the Division of Entomology, was chiefly discussed. This cut- 

 worm, which is a new destructive form, occurs in southern 

 Alberta and during 1911 and 1912 thousands of acres of grain 

 were destroyed by it. Mr. Gibson explained the work which 

 the Division has been doing in the study of the life history, habits 

 of the larvae, control measures, etc. 



A general discussion of sundry subjects, entomological and 

 otherwise, brought a verv pleasant evening to a close 



F.W.L.S. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



Editor, Ottawa Naturalist: In 1913, a number of bird 

 nesting boxes were put up in various parts of the country for the 

 accommodation of birds that nest in cavities. This work was 

 furthered through vour own kindness in allowing a notice of 

 the importation of these boxes to appear in the columns of the 

 Ottawa Naturalist and the result was that the demand for 

 these nesting boxes which were supplied to the inquirers at actual 

 cost was greater than the supply, and consequently I am bringing 

 out a further quantity this year. 



