210 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



Toronto Branch. 



The 109I11 meeting of the Toronto Branch was held in the Provincial 

 Museum on March 20th. 



The event of the evening was a paper by Dr. Brodie, entitled 'Tnsect 

 Intelligence," in which attention was drawn to some classes of insects 

 which seemingly exhibit an unusual amount of brain development in the 

 will-power shown in the deliberate selection of ways and means. This 

 was followed by a discussion, in which Dr. Abbott gave some interesting 

 examples from personal observation of the skillful way in which insects 

 adapt themselves to abnormal conditions. 



The iioth meeting was held on April 17th. 



Mr. Williams exhibited some fine Stick insects which he had received 

 from Natal. 



Dr. Brodie had a specimen of a hawk-owl, taken in Saskatchewan. 

 This bird, related to both hawks and owls, is not strictly nocturnal, 

 although it feeds at night on insects. Its feet are feeble. It is seldom 

 seen near Toronto, and is not common anywhere. It ranges from 

 Muskoka to British Columbia, always in wooded countries. 



Mr. Paul Hahn presented a beautiful little moth, Orchemia diana, to 

 the Society, some specimens of which he had collected in Algonquin Park. 



Dr. Brodie gave an instructive paper on the Tussock Moth pest. He 

 showed the prevalence of parasitism in checking the increase of the moth, 

 and recommended the collecting and destroying of egg masses, leaving 

 all other cocoons undisturbed. The paper was followed by a discussion. — 

 Elsie Blackmore, Secretary. 



ADDITIONAL SPECIES OF MINNESOTA DIPTERA. 



Since the printing of the Tenth Annual Report of the Minnesota 

 Entomologist in December, 1905, about 75 additional species of Diptera 

 captured in that State have been named, representing the following 

 families : 



Agromyzidae, Anthomyidi«, Bibionidce, Cecidomyid?e, Chiromonid?e, 

 Culicid?e, Dolichopodidae, Drosophilidae, Empidae, Ei)hydridai, Geomyzid;^, 

 Helomyzidai, Leptidte, Lonchopteridae, Muscid^e, Mycetophilida^, 

 Ortalidse, Oscinid^e, Pipunculid?e, Psilidtie, Sapromyzidne, Scatophagidt^?, 

 Sciomyzidie, Sepsidae, Simuliid?e, Syrphid?e, Tachinid^, Tryi)etid?e. 



These species have been listed, and a copy of the list mailed to each 

 Station Entomologist and others known to be interested. Any one 

 tailing to receive a copy, and desiring one, can obtain it by writing to 

 Mr. F. L. ^Vashburn, Experiment Station, St. Anthony Park, Minn. 



