234 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Vice-President — G. J. Bowles, Montreal. 



Secretary-Treasurer and Librarian — E. Baynes Reed, London. 



Council — Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, Port Hope ; J. A. Moffat, Hamilton ; 

 James Fletcher, Ottawa ; R. V. Rogers, Kingston ; J. M. Denton, Lon- 

 don ; W. H. Harrington, Ottawa, and W. Couper, Montreal. 



Editor — Wm. Saunders. 



Editing Committee — Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, J. M. Denton, E. Baynes 

 Reed. 



Auditors — Chas. Chapman, H. Bock. 



The report of the Montreal Branch was next read. 



Routine business having been transacted, the chairman invited dis- 

 cussion on any Entomological matters. 



POTATO BEETLE. 



Prof. J. T. Bell, of Belleville, remarked that he had found the Potato 

 Beetle feeding in his neighborhood on the " Bittersweet," Soiatmm 

 dulcamara. Mr. Saunders stated that during a recent visit to Colorado, 

 although he travelled much over the plains and through the mountain 

 canons, he found no traces of this insect in any of its stages. 



Mr. Chas. Arnold, of Paris, said that in his section the Colorado Beetle 

 after having devoured the potato vines, attacked the tomato plants. 



Mr. P. C. Dempsey, of Trenton, stated that he had preserved his 

 tomato vines from injury by the beetle by the free use of Paris Green on 

 his potato plants. 



Mr. J. A. Moffat, of Hamilton, stated that he had observed serious 

 injury to be caused to the young plants by the beetle. 



Mr. Saunders reported that Lebia grandis, one of the beneficial insects 

 which devour the larvse of the Colorado Beetle, had been found by him in 

 greater numbers than usual, and that he had taken a number of specimens 

 at night when sugaring for moths. Mr. Moffat had also observed it to be 

 common near Hamilton on the Golden-rod, Solidago. 



COTTON WORM. 



Mr. Jas. Fletcher had written to ask if any member had made any 

 observations during the year on the moth of the Cotton Worm, Aletia 

 argiilacea, in reference to which an interesting discussion took place at the 

 last annual meeting. 



Mr. Moffat reported having captured several specimens, and Mr. Reed 

 had observed their frequent occurrence attracted by light in the house at 

 night during September. 



