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mesonotum opaque, gray pruiriose, marked with three black vittse, the 

 lateral ones divided by a median line behind the transverse suture; pleura 

 marked with about five black spots. Abdomen somewhat polished, the 

 middle of each segment and a pair of vittee on the venter, black. Legs 

 yellow, the last tarsal joint black. Halferes yellow. Wings as in 

 laticoniis. Length, 5 mm. 



Arkansas City and Kinsley, Kansas. Two specimens bred by G. 

 \. Reeves and E. G. Kelly, of the grain-insect investigation of the U. S. 

 Bureau of Entomology. Type No. 12775, U. S. National Museum. 



THE LATE DR. BRODIE. 



At a meeting of the Toronto Branch of the Entomological Society of 

 Ontario, held on November nth, the following resolution was adopted 

 after several members had attested their appreciation of the service of 

 their late President : 



''That this Society desires to record its deep sorrow and keen sense 

 of loss felt by every member in the death of the late President, Dr. 

 William Brodie. The wonderful store of knowledge he had accumulated 

 by years of active research and close communion with nature, was always 

 open to every earnest seeker. He was willing at all times to help with 

 inexhaustible patience, anyone seeking a key to nature's secrets. His 

 time and the result of his wide experience were always at the disposal of 

 the enquirer, and ignorance that must have seemed almost criminal in his 

 eyes was always patiently enlightened. He attracted and inspired both 

 old and young by rare endowments and attributes. He combined deep 

 philosophic insight with careful accuracy of observation ; an open mind 

 with strong opinions : the wide knowledge of an omnivorous reader with 

 unflagging enthusiasm and earnestness of purpose ; a broad appreciation 

 of nature's charms through all the changing seasons, with a keen analytical 

 spirit of research. He saw both the beauty and grandeur of the landscape 

 and the marvel and mystery of a blade of grass. In practical work Dr. 

 Brodie seemed to possess the rare quality of specializing in many lines. 

 In entomology and especially in the field of parasitism and gall-production 

 he added much to the world's knowledge. His entomological collections 

 are a valuable heritage. He also led in many lines of investigation, in 

 ornithology and other departments of zoology. In botany, too, he did 

 much valuable work, both as collector and investigator. This resolution 

 would be incomplete without a tribute to Dr. Brodie's full appreciation 



