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sustained in his removal, we tender our warmest sympathies to his be- 

 reaved family in their severe affliction. 



Resolved. — That a copy of the above Resolution be forwarded to the 

 widow of the deceased, and that it be also published in the Canadian 

 Entomologist. 



Mr. W. Saunders exhibited the following interesting insects :— 



i st. Five specimens of unnamed Coleoptera belonging to the family 

 Cerambycidce, from the collection of R. V. Rogers, Esq., Kingston, all of 

 which were new to the members present, among them a Lepiura, a Clytus, 

 and an Elaphidion. 



2nd. A dipterous insect, from the collection of Mr. G. J. Bowles, 

 Quebec, probably Trypeta Canadensis, Loew, which he has found injuring 

 the fruit of both the red and white currant. Mr. Bowles says: " I got a 

 number of the infested currants when the larvae were about full grown, 

 but owing to their being kept too dry, I did not succeed in raising many 

 specimens. They enter the currants while the latter are green, and a 

 little round black scar in the side, shows where they made their way in. 

 The grub is white, and about .30 in. long when full grown. The currants 

 ripen prematurely, and, generally, begin to decay, and drop to the ground. 

 1" think the larva goes into the ground to pupate. Only one made its 

 cocoon, out of those I gathered, and it was made loose in the box. I 

 have seen them only in one garden, where I met with them several years 

 ago, and again last summer, but there they were very plentiful. I should 

 say that one currant out of every five or six had a grub in it." 



3rd. An ichneumon, parasitic on Tortrix rosaeeana, which Mr. Saun- 

 ders has found to infest it very commonly. One point worthy of notice 

 in relation to it is its size. The single larva of the fly almost fills the body 

 of the caterpillar, and yet the latter goes on actively feeding, and grows 

 to maturity, without manifesting any symptoms of inconvenience. When 

 about ready to enter the chrysalis state, the occupant eats its way out of 

 the body of its victim, which shrinks up and dies, and the parasite spins 

 a cocoon differing in character from that of the Tortrix, but containing a 

 pupa nearly as large. The species has not yet been determined. 



4th. Another ichneumon, a parasite also on a little green leaf-roller, 

 undetermined, which has been found attacking the gooseberry in great 

 numbers, and is very destructive. Unlike that previously mentioned, this 

 fly is quite small, and several specimens are produced from each of the 

 larvae of the Tortrix. The cocoon of the parasite was also shown. It is 

 small, oval, and of a dark brown colour. 



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