1904] Meetings of Entomological Branch. 217 



showed some butterflies, including- Pamphilus manitoba, from Isle 

 Verte, Qie. ; Gmpta gmciiis, from Langevin, Que., and Argynnis 

 cybele, A. atlantis and A. aphrodite. Dr. Fletcher pointed out 

 how these species could be disting-uished, and discussed their 

 rang-e. Mr. Gibson and Mr. Metcalfe also spoke of the abundance 

 of the last named at Toronto. Dr. Fletcher read a note on Deile-> 

 phi la gain, and made some useful observations on incorrect term- 

 inations of specific names. He also spoke of the so-called rarity 

 of insects, pointing out that, while there are certain species which 

 seem actually to be rare wherever they occur, the majority of so- 

 called rarities are taken in abundance when what may be called 

 the metropolis of the species has been found. He instanced 

 Liparocephalus brevipennis and ^gialtfes debilis, beetles of which 

 only a few specimens had been known until Rev. J. H. Keen had 

 taken fhem abundantly ; the first at Masset, Q. C. Islands, and 

 the second at Metlakatlah, B.C., where he had carefully studied 

 its habits. Mr. Harrington exhibited specimens of Blaslophaga 

 psenes, a curious little Chalcid wasp which pollinates the Smyrna 

 figs, and read a note on the efforts made by the fig-growers of 

 California to establish this insect in their orchards, so that the 

 quality of their figs might be improved. 



Meeting No. 6 was held at Dr. Fletcher's on March 26th, 

 igo.j; four members present. Mr. Metcalfe exhibited a fine series 

 of four species of Argynnis, and mentioned the great abundance 

 of A. cybele at Grimsby upon flowers of Teazle {Dipsacus), to which 

 also three species of day hawk-moths were attracted. Dr. F'letcher 

 exhibited, as representatives of the Satyridae, which had been dis- 

 cussed at a previous meeting, a collection of very fine Morphos, 

 and made some remarks on the flight and habits of certain species 

 of these large and brilliant butterflies. He also showed a Denton 

 tablet mount of the magnificent M. ciipris, and similar mounts of 

 Gonepteryx mcerula, Callidryas lurina, Papilio troilus and Par- 

 nassius apollo. Mr. Harrington reported on the progress he had 

 made in rearranging his Ottawa coleoptera and showed the last 

 case prepared, containing about 75 species, commencing with Tri- 

 copterygidaj and ending with Cucujida;, many of the smaller 

 species being yet undetermined. Some discussion followed upon 



