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cycle, in which case another large flight of the species might not be due at 

 the locality in Montreal South until 1908. As mentioned in a paper on 

 specimens in the British Museum (Can. Ent., XXXVII, 31), I found a 

 specimen of Thule which had been in that collection since 1844, and 

 which had been taken in the Hudson's Bay territory by George Barnston, 

 proving that the species has a much wider distribution than had formerly 

 been supposed. * 



Mr. Denny was led to seek the species this year by finding a speci- 

 men attracted to light, and there are a number of similar instances. The 

 original type specimen must have been so attracted, as it was found, as 

 mentioned in my former paper, in Phillips Square, the centre of the up- 

 town retail business district, and several miles from its nearest possible 

 breeding locality. The specimen secured by Mr. Bowles had also, 

 evidently, been attracted to light, and Mr. Brainerd obtained one similarly 

 attracted to Sherbrooke Street, in the fashionable residential district, and 

 Mr. Gibson's specimen had also come to light, and I believe that attraction 

 to light is the only thing which will cause them to fly after their usual 

 time. Very few specimens, however, seem to be so attracted, as the 

 above instances are all of which I have learned, and the places to look for 

 the moth are where there is a good growth of willow scrub, and between 

 8 and 8.30 p.m. during the second and third weeks of July. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF OxNTARIO. 



The forty-fourth annual meeting of the Society was held in the 

 Biological Building of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guclph, on 

 Thursday, October 31st, and Friday, November ist. The chair was taken 

 by the President, Dr. James Fletcher, Entomologist and Botanist of the 

 Dominion Experimental Farms. Among those present were Rev. Dr. 

 Fyles, Levis, P. Q.; Mr. Henry H. Lyman, Montreal; Mr. Arthur 

 Gibson, Central E.xperimental Farm, and Mr. C. H. Young, Ottawa ; Dr. 

 Brodie, Dr. E. M. Walker, Mr. J. B. Williams and Mr. C. \V. Nash, 

 'I'oronto ; Mr. J. F. ('alvert, Orangeville; Professors Hutt, McCready and 

 Bethune, Messrs, Jarvis, Eastham, Howitt, Zavitz, Crow, Klinck, and a 

 number of students of the Ontario Agricultural College; Mr. Howse, 

 Principal of the Consolidated School, Mr. Graesser and others, Guelph. 



The proceedings began on Thursday afternoon with a conference on 

 Fruit-tree Insects. Mr. L. Caesar gave an account of the Bark-beetle 

 (Scolytm rugulosus) attacking cherry-trees in the Niagara district ; the 



