200 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST, 



Pres., Mr. E. A. Schwarz, of Washington; Secretary, Mr. John B. Smith, 

 of Brooklyn. 



Aug. 25. — The following papers were read : A Biographical Sketch of 

 William LeBaron, late State Entomologist of Illinois ; Notes on some 

 Structural Characters of the Lepidoptera, by John B. Smith. The Family 

 Position of Eiiphanessa me7idica, by Geo. D. Hulst. 



Aug. 26. — Notes on Harnionia pini, by D. S. Kellicott ; On the Pre- 

 paratory Stages of an Undetermined Cossus, by D. S. KelHcott ; On the 

 Principal Injurious Insects of the Year, by C. V. Riley. Messrs. Kelli- 

 cott, Underwood and Osborn spoke on the same subject. 



Aug. 27. — Messrs. Cook, Osborn, Smith and Riley continued the 

 discussion of injurious insects of the year. Messrs. Lintner, Riley and 

 Westcott discussed the ease and difficulty of raising certain larvae. Mr. 

 Osborn gave some notes on the habitat of a Chironomous ; Mr. Cook 

 gave some notes on the functions of the secretion of Bark Lice (Leu- 

 caniwn tilia); also some notes on the Choke Cherry Tortricid, Caccecia 

 cerasivoran'a. Mr. Westcott gave some notes on the abundance of certain 

 Coleoptera. 



Aug. 28. — Random Notes on Mallophaga, by Herbert Osborn ; Larval 

 Longevity of a Species of Coleophora ; Extract from a letter of W. H. 

 Edwards, on some food plants of F. ajax; On a Peculiar Structure of the 

 ^ Cosmosoma omphale, by E. A. Schwarz. How shall- we Create and 

 Foster an Interest in the Study of Entomology ? by John B, Smith. All 

 the gentlemen present participated in this discussion, which was of great 

 niterest. 



The following committee of arrangements for the next meeting was 

 appointed : Chairman, J. A. Lintner, and Messrs. John B. Smith and C, 

 V. Riley. Adjournment to meet at call of the President at the next 

 meeting of the Association. 



LE NATURALISTE CANADIEN. 



We heartily congratulate our esteemed confrere, M. L'Abbe' Pro- 

 vancher, upon the re-appearance of his magazine after the lapse of many 

 months, and we trust that henceforth all difficulties may be removed, and 

 that the Government of the Province of Quebec will continue the assist- 

 ance which we understand was formerly given to the Editor. 



Errata. — Page 170, line 14 from bottom, read small / for lithophibis ; 

 specific name, not name of a genus. Same page, line 13 from bottom, for 

 Hestonotus read Xestonotus.—C. H. T. Townsend, Constantine, Mich. 



