37t) THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



costal edge oi pJialerata is yellow, and remarks that this may possibly be 

 a distinguishing character htivvtew p/ia/eraia and nais, as the costal edge 

 of all his specimens of the latter is black. This, of course, agrees with, 

 many of our specimens o{ pJialerata, but on account of the black edging 

 being present in the majority of those bred at Ottawa, it would appear 

 that this character is not of specific importance. In about ten female 

 s])ecimens all the yellow markings on the primaries are suffused with the 

 ruddy colour of the secondaries, but there is a remarkable lack of variation 

 in the whole series, both with regard to colour and markings. 



1 beg gratefully to acknowledge assistance from Dr. Fletcher in con- 

 hrming my notes in the above investigation, and also to Dr. Dyar for the 

 determination of this species and of the specimen of A. vittata referred 

 to above. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



The thirty-seventh annual meeting of the Society was held in London 

 on the 13th, 14th and 15th of November. On the first evening a joint 

 meeting with the London Horticultural Society took place in the Normal 

 School, and was very largely attended. Prof James, Deputy Minister of 

 Agriculture, presided, and gave an interesting address on the beneficial 

 effects of the pursuit of horticulture. Mr. W. E. Saunders read a paper on 

 " The planting, care and pruning of the trees in the parks and streets of 

 the city," and was followed by Dr. James Fletcher, who gave an address, 

 illustrated by lantern pictures, on the growth of trees, and the insect 

 enemies of the flower and fruit garden. 



The morning of the 14th was taken up with a business meeting of the 

 Council. In the afternoon the various reports of the Directors, Officers, 

 Branches and Sections were read, and then followed an important discus- 

 sion on the San Jose scale in Ontario. Mr. Fisher, the Provincial Inspect- 

 or, gave an account of the work that had been performed during the year 

 for the repression of the scale, and the results that had been obtained from 

 the use of various remedies. Dr. Fletcher, Prof Webster (of Ohio), Prof 

 Lochhead, Mr. Dearness, Dr. Fyles, and others, took part in the discussion. 

 The speakers insisted strongly upon the very dangerous character of this 

 insect, its wide dissemination in several parts of the Province, and the 

 destruction that would be surely wrought among the orchards and fruit 

 plantations if stringent measures were not taken for its subjugation. 



In the evening the Rev. Dr. Fyles read his presidential address on 

 " Insects as agents in the cross-fertilization of blossoms," and papers 

 were read by Prof. Webster on the Codling moth. Prof Lochhead on 

 Forest Insects, and Mr. Gibson on the life-history of Arctia phalerata. 

 The points brought forward by the speakers were discussed with much 

 interest and animation at the close of each paper. 



