230 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Lyman ; Secretary and Treasurer, Geo. H. Bowles ; Curator, F. B. Caul- 

 field ; Council — Robert Jack, W. Couper and G. B. Pearson. 

 The meeting then adjourned. 



G. H. Bowi.es, Secy. 



Annual Report of the Council of the Montreal Branch of the Ento- 

 mological Society of Ontario. 



In presenting their sixth annual report, your Council have much 

 pleasure in stating that the Society is still making satisfactory progress. 



Eight very pleasant meetings have been held during the year, and 

 besides the many interesting Entomological items recorded in the minutes 

 of the Society, the following papers have been read before the members : 



i. On the larvae of Papilio brevicauda and Pieris borealis, and their 

 food plants — W. Couper. 



2. On the May Beetle, Lachnosterna auerciua, and its 'parasites — G. 

 J. Bowles. 



3. Introductory notes on the Ichneumonidae— G. J. Bowles. 



4. Notes on Phyciodcs Ha?'risii and nycteis — H. H. Lyman. 



5. On the Saw-flies — G. J. Bowles. 



6. My Entomological Trip to the Godbout River, 1878 — W. Couper. 



7. On the insects of the Mammoth Cave (selected) — Geo. H. Bowles. 

 The following books have been added to the Library : 



Rdey's Reports, 2, 4 and 5, making the set complete. The nine 

 reports have been bound in three volumes, and form a very valuable addi- 

 tion to our Library. 



Hentz's Spiders of the United States, with 21 plates. ' 



Saussure's Solitary Wasps of America, with 4 plates. 



La Crysomele des Patates, from the Department of Agriculture, with 

 1 plate. 



Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 1878. 



Reports of the Fruit Growers' Association of Montreal, 1877 and '78. 



Our order for books to the Naturalists' Agency is still not quite filled, 

 and a balance of about $10 remains in their hands. 



Your Council would note that additions are still being made to the 

 list of species in the " Montreal Catalogue," and would recommend the 

 work to the members as one worthy of zealous prosecution. 



In regard to the labors of the coming season, your Council feel glad 



