104 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



THE OCCURRENCE OF ACHLARUS LYCIDAS AND LAERTIAS 

 PHILENOR NEAR BOSTON, MASS. 



During the three years prior to 1904, I collected very frequently in 

 the Middlesex Fells Reservation, which includes parts of Maiden, Melrose, 

 Medford, and Stoneham. I found A. lycidas quite common, and in com- 

 pany with Epargyreus tityriis, on red clover blossoms at the soulh side 

 of the Fells Reservoir and along the drivewavs near it. The single 

 remaining specimen of my captures from this locality is dated June 17, 

 1902. I do not remember taking it in any other locality, but ]\Ir. J. H. 

 Rogers, Jr., stated at a recent meeting of the Cambridge Entomological 

 Club in Boston, that it was quite common in Medford. Mr, H. H. New- 

 comb, President of the Club, said that the occurrence of this species in 

 this locality had long been known to Boston entomologists. 



While I have probably seen Laertias phileiior flying, I have never 

 yet taken it in Massachusetts. Mr. W. L. W. Field, in a short article on 

 Varying Abundance of Certain Butterflies, published in Psyche, Vol. 

 XII, p. 76, remarks : " Laertias phile7ior appears occasionally in great 

 numbers in the neighbourhood of Boston, but after a season of plentiful- 

 ness it vanishes." C. A. Frost, South Framingham, Mass. 



Mr. Harris's query as to Papilio (Laertias) philenor and A. lycidas, 

 on page 68 of the February issue ot the Entomologist, is just noticed. 

 There is nothing unusual in either of these at Melrose, Mass. Philejior 

 has been taken by me at Bar Harbor, Maine ; it has been very common 

 for years in the swamps near Greenwich, Conn., and I have twice seen it 

 in the Berkshires. It naturally follows several introduced plants. 



While writing, I wish to add Winnetka, Illinois, just north of Chicago, 

 as an unreported locality for Terias delia and Pamphila Aaroni. 



Eugene Murray Aaron, Chicago. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA BRANCH— ENT. SOC. ONTARIO. 



The sixth annual meeting was held in Vancouver on the 25th of 

 January. The election of oflicers resulted as follows : President, Rev. G. 

 W. Taylor; Vice-President, Wx. A. S. Bush; Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. 

 R. V. Harvey. 



Mr. Harvey reviewed the work of the past year, and pointed out the 

 value of the "Bulletin" as a permanent record of that work. He referred 

 to the difficulty encountered by members in having their Hymenoptera 

 and Coleoptera determined, and suggested that an effort should be made 

 this season to obtain a more complete knowledge of local Coleoptera. .He 

 also asked for more hearty co-operation in keeping up the Bulletin. 



A discussion on labels followed, and it was recommended that green 

 paper be used for all Vancouver Island labels, and rose-colour for 

 Vancouver city and neighbourhood. Mr. Bryant described his collecting 

 experiences on the Stikine and Taku rivers. A spring meeting will be 

 held at Duncan's about April loth. 



Mailed March 7th, 1907. 



