196 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



[23 5. J Body long, rather widest towards the anus, black, minutely 

 punctured, naked, not glossy. Head somewhat quadrangular, longer than 

 in the preceding species, uneven ; prothorax nearly square with a minute 

 impression above the scutellum j posterior margin wavy ; lateral very 

 slender and a little rounded ; scutellum subtriangular ; elytra with nine 

 rows, including the marginal one, of punctures, and an abbreviated one at 

 the base next the suture ; under a powerful lens the interstices are minutely 

 but not thickly punctured : the shoulders are scarcely thicker than the 

 thighs. 



[Belongs to Nyctobates Guen. ; very abundant throughout Canada.] 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



OF ONTARIO. 



The third annual general meeting of the Society was held at the 

 rooms, London, Ontario, on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 25th, 1873. The 

 President, the Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, M. A., in the chair. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Secretary-Treasurer then read the financial statement, showing a 

 balance of $171.27 on hand. 



On motion this report was received and adopted. 



The President then delivered his annual address, a copy of which will 

 be found on another page. 



Officers for the ensuing year were then elected, as follows : — 



President, Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, M. A., Port Hope ; Vice-President, 

 Mr. E. B. Reed, London ; Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Joseph Williams, Lon- 

 don. Council — Mr. Win. Saunders, London ; Mr. R. V. Rogers, 

 Kingston • Rev. Canon Innes, London ; Mr. Geo. W. Bowles, Montreal ; 

 Mr. J. M. Denton, London. Auditors — Mr. C. Chapman, London \ Mr. 

 J. H. Griffiths, London. 



The Secretary read a letter from Mr. Caulfield, of Montreal, on behalf 

 of the Entomologists resident there, requesting permission to form a 

 Branch Society in that city. This was most cordially given, and the 

 Secretary was instructed to convey to Mr. Caulfield the best wishes of the 

 parent Society for the future success of the Montreal Branch. 



