THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. ^5 



THE MONTREAL BRANCH. 

 The 2 nth regular monthly meeting of the Montreal Branch of the 

 Entomological Society of Ontario was held on tith January, at 74 Mc- 

 Tavish street; Mr. Henry H. Lyman, president, in the chair. Dr. James 

 Fletcher, F. L. S., F. R. S. C, the Government Entomologist, had come 

 down from Ottawa to attend the meeting, and gave a full and most 

 interesting account of the San Jose scale, the insect pest which is so 

 destructive to the fruit-growing industry, and the introduction of which 

 into Canada from infected nurseries in the United States has caused such 

 widespread alarm. Dr. Fletcher gave an account of its life history, 

 described the features which distinguish it from other and comparatively 

 harmless scale insects, and the most approved remedies for controlling 

 and, if possible, exterminating it. A hearty vote of thanks to Dr. 

 Fletcher was unanimously passed. The President read a letter from Mr. 

 John G. Jack, now of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, who 

 still keeps up his membership in the Branch, announcing the donation of 

 three valuable United States Government reports to the library of the 

 Branch. A cordial vote of thanks to Mr. Jack was unanimously adopted. 

 The President read a paper entitled " Further Notes on the Genus 

 Chionobas," illustrated with specimens of nearly all the known species 

 and varieties from this continent, as well as some from the Old World. 

 After discussion and the examination of many interesting specimens, 

 among them some brought back by the Hudson's Bay expedition from the 

 far north, the meeting adjourned. . 



NEWS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSECTS, U. S. NATIONAL 



MUSEUM. 

 The collection of insects of the U. S. National Museum at Washing- 

 ton is rapidly increasing. A great donation, the details of which have 

 just been completed, is the large Hubbard and Schwarz collection of 

 Coleoptera. This is one of the first collections of Coleoptera in the 

 United States. It comprises from 10,000 to 12,000 species brought 

 together by Messrs. Hubbard and Schwarz during the last twenty-five 

 years. It has especial value from its fine condition and accurate label- 

 ling, affording possibly the best source of information regarding geo- 

 graphical distribution. This collection adds about 3,000 species to the 

 collection of Coleoptera of the Museum. It contains a moderate number 

 of types, but a large number of co-types of the species described by Le- 

 conte and Horn. It also contains some exotics, notably a good collec- 



