THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. l65 



had been put into an entomologicil case, and upon examination of the 

 case afterwards a living Acanthia was found. 



Mr. James Fletcher gave an entertaining occount of a trip to Nepigon, 

 north of Lake Superior, in quest of eggs of Chionobas macounii. No 

 eggs of that species were obtained ; but many interesting observations 

 were made. Eggs of Nemeopliila selwynii were secured, and the larvse 

 bred from them were described. Grapta f annus was bred from larvae 

 found on Alnits viridis, Salix discolo7- and Betula papyri/era, and an 

 undescribed parasite was also reared. Gi apta progne was also reared 

 from larvje on Betula papyrifera. The pupae of several species of Grapta 

 were described and outlines shown on the blackboard by which they could 

 be distinguished. Colias interior was mentioned, and the food plant was 

 stated to be willow (from the observations of Mr. T. E. Bean in the Rocky 

 Mountains). Mr. Fletcher was of the opinion that it was also Vacciuium. 

 Specimens of two western species of Argynnis, A. cipris and A. electa 

 were taken at Nepigon, and the occurrence there commented on. Lyccp.na 

 lucia was taken and an addition made to its focd plants in the flowers and 

 seeds of Acer spicatum. Carterocephalus viandaii is not uncommon at 

 Nepigon in roadways running through low woodlands. Eggs had been 

 secured on grasses and several larvae were being bred. Nisoniades icelus, 

 common at Nepigon, was being bred froin eggs laid on the upper side of 

 the leaves of Saiix cordata. The larvae were found to exhibit different 

 temperaments, one particular specimen being described as •' very bad 

 tempered ". Some beetles had been collected, and the oviposition of 

 Myodites zeschii in the unopened flowers of Solidago canadensis was 

 described. An interesting Mordella had been taken on a white fungus 

 growing on an old wharf, but the species did not seem to answer to any 

 of those in the available literature. Species of Donacia, Leptura and 

 some Carabidje had been collected. Trirhabda convergens had been 

 found abundantly on asters and solidagos. Of Hymenoptera many 

 interesting species had been secured, Abia keiinicottii amongst them, and 

 several specimens of Trichiosoma triangulum. 



Mr. Smith remarked upon the inactivity of Myodites. He had taken 

 them upon solidago in New York State and had experienced no difficulty 

 in collecting them upon the flowers at any hour of the day. 



Mr. Schwarz stated that they were very active on buds, and it was 

 somewhat difficult to collect them. 



Mr. Cook then gave a few Notes on the Arthropoda of Liberia. 



[to be continued.] 



