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Black. Face and cheeks pale golden pollinose. Parafrontals 

 silvery-white pollinose. First two antennal joints and palpi rufous; 

 frontalia brownish-rufous, with silvery bloom. Beard brassy. 

 Thorax metallic greenish; scutellum testaceous. Abdomen black, 

 shining. Wings clear, bases pale yellow. Tegulae tawny-white to 

 whitish. 



Holotype, No. 19559 U.S.N.M. 



Named in honour of Mr. F. Kermode. 



ORGANIZATION OF AN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



FOR NOVA SCOTIA. 

 At a meeting held at Truro on Aug. 3rd a Nova Scotia branch 

 of the Ontario Entomological Society was successfully formed. 

 This meeting was held in the Assembly Hall of the Normal 

 College, and was largely attended by members of the staff of 

 the Norrral and Agricultural Colleges, by students of the Rural 

 Science School, by members of the Provincial and of the Dominion 

 Entomological Branch and others. 



Both an afternoon and evening session were held, at which 

 various interesting and instructive papers on various phases 

 of entomology were read and discussed. Following the reading 

 of the papers, the aims and purposes of the Society were explained 

 by Mr. W. H. Brittain, Provincial Entomologist, whereupon the 

 meeting proceeded to the election of the following officers for 

 the ensuing year: 



Hon. President — Dr. A. H. MacKay, Supt. of Education, Halifax. 



President — E. Chesley Allan, Yarmouth. 



Vice-President — L. A. DeWolfe, Truro. 



Secretary-Treasurer— W. H Brittain, Truro. 



Assistant Secretary- Treasurer— G. E. Sanders, Bridgetown. 



Committeemen— C. A. Good, Truro; J. M. Scott, Truro. 



At the close of the evening session 27 individuals signed the 

 roll of the Society and handed in their annual subscription, while 

 a number of others signified their intention of becoming members. 

 With this auspicious beginning it is hoped that the Nova Scotia 

 Entomological Society will continue to increase in members and 

 influence and remain a live organization in the Province for many 

 years to come. 



