42 The Ottawa Naturalist. [May- 



were abundant in the arboretum of the Central Experimental 

 Farm, on lonkera japonka. Moths reared from larvae emerged 

 on July 2 to 6. The insect is rare in collections, and has never 

 before been found at Ottawa. 



Dcpressaria sabidella. Wlsm. In house, April 16, (Gibson). 

 A new record for the district. 



Coleoptera: — 



The following are a few records of beetles taken: 



Hydatkus stagnalis. Fab. In moss, (H. M. Ami). Mr. 

 Harrington has only twice found the species at Ottawa. 



Harmonia pkta. Rand. On larch, Sept. 1, (Fletcher). 



Ligyrus relktus, Sav. One specimen at Meach Lake, 

 (Fletcher). Rare at Ottawa, but found in considerable numbers 

 by Mr. Gibson at Rostrevor, Ont. 



Lixus concavus, Say. Three specimens found on Polygonum 

 pennsylvankum, (Young.) First Ottawa records. 



Otidocephalus chevrolatii, Horn. Meach Lake, Aug. 1, 

 (Young) . 



Orchestes rufipes, Lee. This rare little weevil was very 

 abundant and destructive to willows at Ottawa in September, 

 the larvae mining in the leaves, and the mature beetles eating out 

 the surface in a similar way to flea-beetles. (Fletcher). 



Merium proteus, Kirby. A specimen of this longicorn, 

 which is very rare at Ottawa, was taken on June 28, by Mr. 

 Ernest Guignard. 



Hymenoptera: — 



Pamphilius rufkeps, Hargtn. May 31. (Harrington). 



Ichneumon mdvus, Cress. Meach Lake, Sept. 1, (Fletcher). 

 One of our rarest ichneumons. 



Psithyrus lahoriosus, Fab. April 26, (Fletcher). 



Collections of Canadian Bombi have recently been kindly 

 determined bv Mr. H. J. Franklin, of Amherst, Mass., and among 

 the species of local interest, the following are mentioned: — 



Bomhus impatiens, Cress. Oct. 2, (Fletcher). 



Bomhus pennsylvankus, De G., (Fletcher). 



Bombiis per plexus, Cress. Meach Lake, July 20, (Gibson). 



Bombus vagans, Sm. Aug. 25, May 5, (Fletcher). 



Hemiptera: — 



Mr. Metcalfe has continued his studies of these insects, and 

 among those recently determined by Mr. Van Duzee, of Buffalo, 

 the following are of special interest. 



