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ball, unless it be some belonging to the very closely allied genus 

 Eupelmus." 



I happened to observe the process of copulation with E. mirabilis, which 

 took place in the following way : The males issued a day or two before the 

 females. The first morning that a female made her appearance I hap- 

 pened to be watching the breeding jar. Presently one of the males ran 

 up to her and began stroking her antennae, the antennae of the male 

 opening and shutting laterally, while those of the female made the usual 

 up and down motion. After this had continued for some minutes, the 

 male ran around her and took an erect position at the posterior end of her 

 body, s*o that the two insects were at nearly right angles to each other, the 

 male being supported by his middle and hind legs, and the end of his 

 abdomen being closely applied to that »f the female. Coitus lasted 30 

 sees., when the male withdrew his bilobed penis, and, curiously enough, 

 ran forward upon the thorax of the female and seemingly clawed her 

 violently with all of his feet. He then jumped down and ran away. I 

 saw the operation upon one other occasion, when it was performed in a 

 precisely similar manner. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



OF ONTARIO. 



The annual meeting of the above Society was held, according to 

 announcement, in the City of Hamilton, on the evening of Tuesday, the 

 28th of September, in the City Hall. A number of those especially 

 interested in Entomology in various parts of the Province were present. 



The report of the Council was read and adopted ; also that of the 

 Secretary-Treasurer, which showed a satisfactory state of the finances. 

 The President then delivered his annual address," 4 for which he received 

 the thanks of the members present. 



The election of officers was then proceeded with, which resulted as 

 follows : — 



President — Wm. Saunders, London. 



Vice-President — Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, M. A., Port Hope. 



See page 189 in present number. 



