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knowledge of that little visited region. Mr. A. W. Hanham, of 

 Winnipeg, Mr. E. Firmstone Heath, of Cartwright, and Mr. 

 Boger, of Brandon, have continued their studies of Lepidoptera 

 in Manitoba, and have made records of great value in determin- 

 ing the geographical distribution of many species. At Qu' Appelle, 

 Assa., Mr. W. E. H. Porter has commenced the collection of 

 Coleoptera, and at Boucher, Mr. Coubeaux has made some very 

 interesting captures, chiefly coleoptera. 



Mr. T. N. Willing, of Sylvan Glade, near Olds, Alta, for 

 several years a member of the Club, is now making a systematic 

 study of lepidoptera, both diurnal and nocturnal. He has 

 already added much to our knowledge of some rare species. 

 During the past summer Mr. H. B. Sanson, curator of the 

 Museum of the National Park at Banff, Alta, has taken up the 

 insect fauna of the Rocky Mountains. Although his time was 

 very much occupied by his official duties, he collected more 

 than thirty species of butterflies, as well as some moths. One 

 of the latter — Brephos infans — was of particular interest, as it 

 occurs at Ottawa, and had not previously been recorded so far 

 west. Mr. W. H. Danby, formerly of Victoria, B. C, has sent 

 in two collections consisting of beetles, butterflies, moths and a 

 few hymenoptera. These collections were made at Rossland, 

 B. C, where Mr. Danby now lives. 



In Vancouver Island excellent work has been done among 

 the local insects, and the Leaders are delighted to welcome back 

 again to the ranks of the active working entomologists our old 

 friend Rev. G. W. Taylor, who has done more than any other 

 man to work out the natural history of the Island, not only in 

 Entomology and Conchology, in connection with which his 

 name is so well known, but also in many other branches. 

 Among many interesting insects captured by him may be 

 specially mentioned a rare butterfly. Thecla Siva, and the 

 curious wasp parasite, Trigonalys Canadensis, regarding which 

 Mr. Taylor has published important observations in the "Cana- 

 dian Entomologist" (Vol. XXX, p. 14, Jan. 1898). 



In the Queen Charlotte Islands the Rev. J. H. Keen, pro- 

 bably the most westerly resident American collector, has con- 



