172 THE CANADIAN ENTOxMOLOGIST. 



Before closing I wish to speak of the results of sifting, a method of 

 collecting which is sadly neglected by many collectors, but which yields 

 some of the rarest and most interesting species. I had expected a good 

 deal of material to result from the use of the sieve here and was not dis- 

 appointed. Putting in a good-sized bundle of moss and rubbish I shake 

 it over a white cloth and out tumble the beetles faster than I can take care 

 of them — little Staphylinidae in abundance, now and then a Tychus cog- 

 natus or Batrisus zephyrifius, dozens of Cyphon exiguus and single 

 specimens of various kinds. Once in a while some weevil falls out or a 

 Simplocaria, Bembidium is racing around the cloth, and so are the little 

 — almost invisible — Trichopterygida?, in which the fauna of the Island is 

 rich. Many Latridiidae also fall through the wires. 



I would recommend this Island as a fine field for investigation by any 

 Entomologist who wishes to spend his summer in a spot charming in itself 

 and rich in insect life. While the fauna of the Island is in some degree 

 marked by one of the peculiarities of the Pacific coast — i. e. a less num- 

 ber of species occupying a given small area than is the case in the East — 

 there are enough to keep one always happy by finding something new or 

 of interest, and material from this region is in good demand among stu- 

 dents of our North American fauna, therefore duplicates find a ready ex- 

 change. My own work was done mostly in the Coleoptera, but insects of 

 other orders seemed to be plentiful, with the exception of Lepidoptera. 

 There may be more of these however at other seasons of the year. 



THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETY OF ONTARIO 



will be held in the rooms of the Society, at London, on Wednesday, August 

 27th, at 9.30 a. m. 



THE ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE A. A. A. S. 



will meet in a room to be assigned by the local committee in the Capitol 

 building at Indianapolis, Indiana, Wednesday, August 20th, at 9 a.m., 

 when members will register and obtain the Club badge. Members intend- 

 ing to contribute papers will send the titles to the President, Prof. A. J. 

 Cook, Agricultural College, Michigan, or F. M. Webster, Lafayette, 

 Ind. It is to be hoped that members will contribute freely, not only to 

 the proceedings of the Club, but also to those of Section " F ". 



F. M. Webster, Sec. Ent. Club A. A. A. S. 



Mailed August 6th. ' 



