THE CA.i\Al)lAN KNTOMOLOGIST. 159 



been kind enough to send me, througli Dr. Hagen, the following from 

 \\'ittstein : " Celtis L. Celtis nach Plinius (eine der Lotus arten) von 

 (Ireek ''■ Kellein'' (antreiben). (rreek " Keltis " (Peitsche). Die /.weige 

 dienen zu Peitschen stielen." The reference to my "infallibility" is 

 beside the question. 



(GENERAL INDEX OE THE IHIRTEEN ANNUAL REPORTS 

 OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL .SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



This useful work, covering the period from 1870 to 1882 inclusive, has 

 recently been issued. The compiler. E. Paynes Reed, Esq., Secretary- 

 Treasurer of the Society, has spared no pains or labor in making the 

 index complete in every particular. It is uniform in size with the Reports, 

 and covers 35 pages. Beginning with a summary of the illustrations used 

 and of the orders illustrated, there follows a detailed list of all the figures 

 used in each of the thirteen Reports. The second part consists of a classi- 

 fied list of the insects illustrated, while the third part is a general index 

 wliich is very full and complete, and will be of much value to all who may 

 have occasion to consult its pages. A copy will be mailed to each mem- 

 ber of the Society. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



OF ONTARIO. 



The Annual Meeting will be held at the rooms of the Society, Victoria 

 Hall. Clarence St., London, on the evening of Wednesday, October 3rd, 

 at 8 o'clock. It is hoped that a large number of members will be present. 

 An) one having papers to present will please communicate with the Secre- 

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CORRESPONDENCE. 



TRYPETA CERASI, L. 



A black cherry tree imported from Gilgenau, Eastern Prussia, in 1873, 

 had first fruit in 1881. I did not find larvae in the cherries in the last two 

 year>. In 1883 the fruit was smaller than usual, perhaps because they 

 were \txy abundant ; larvae and pupae are very common in the fruit. I 

 do not find this species in Loew's Monograph, nor in O. Sacken's Cata- 



