1908] Meeting of Extomological Branch 45 



Dr. Fletcher exhibited a pair of the very rare Xeophasia 

 terlooii, Behr, which had been given to him with many other 

 rare species bv Dr. W. Barnes, of Decatur, lib An account was 

 given of a most enjoyable day spent with Dr. Barnes at his home, 

 in company with Dr. J. B. Smith and Mr. H. H. Lyman. Among 

 other specimens shown were : A grand specimen of the Tarantula, 

 Mygale lienizii, Girard, which had been presented to the Division 

 of Entomology by Mr. W. Bremner and was found in the building 

 of the Ottawa Fruit Exchange. Tt had doubtless been imported 

 with fruit from the soiith. This specimen measured over 6 inches 

 from, tip to tip of the outstretched legs, and the body was nearly 

 2 inches long. »Some specimens of both sexes of the interesting 

 little Boreus calif ornicus which had been received in a living 

 condition from Mr. J. W. Cockle, of Kaslo, B.C. A fine specimen 

 of Cyphoderris moustrosa, Uhler, from Peachland, B.C., a new 

 locality where it was discovered during the past summer by Mr 

 J. B. Wallis of Winnipeg. A pair of the verv handsome Scarabaid 

 beetle Plusioiis gloriosa, Lee, from Dr. Henrv Skinner of Phila- 

 delphia, who had collected them himself in the Huachuca 

 Mountains of Southern Arizona. Five specimens of Pontia napi, 

 L. var. /). Imlda, Edw. which were taken by Mr. Douglas H. Nelles, 

 on the lOtli of June last at Bartlett Bay, off Glacier Bay, Alaska. 

 Male and female specimens of the Brown-tail Moth, Vv^hich had 

 been reared in the Entomological Division from young larvae 

 collected in Nova Scotia last spring. Dr. Fletcher also exhibited 

 for comparison a specimen each of Belostoma americanmn and 

 Benacus griseus. He pointed out the difference in the front pair 

 of raptorial legs, but was unable to see why it had been considered 

 necessary to put these two insects into different genera. 



Mr. Young showed two beautiful cases illustrating the life 

 histories of Samia cecropia and. Tela popyphemns, Cram. These 

 artistic cases were much admired by all present. 



Mr. Gibson showed a selection of species from a collection 

 of insects of all kinds which he had made at Rostrevor, Ont., on 

 Lake Rosseau, Muskoka, last September, and spoke on the 

 rare or more interesting species taken. He mentioned that he 

 w'as preparing a list of the species of lepidoptera collected. 



-A. G. 



