244 The Ottawa Naturalist. [January 



In the Geological Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 8, August, 1899, 

 pp. 358-361, Mr. F". R. Cowper Reed of the Woodvvardian 

 Museum, describes ^' A A'^e7v Trilobite from Mount Stephen, Field, 

 B.C.'' A new species of Oryctocephalus, O. Reynoldsi, is the name 

 given by Mr. Reed from the calcareous shales of Mount Stephen — 

 the trilobite bed— referred to the Upper Cambrian by Dr. Matthew 

 and the Middle Cambrian by Dr. Walcott.— H. M. A. 



REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLGICAL BRANCH, 1899. 



(Presented at meeting held December 12th, 1899.) 



The Leaders of the Entomological Branch are pleased to 

 report that there has been a marked increase in the work done b}- 

 this Br?nch during the year. A welcome addition to its ranks is 

 Mr. Arthur Gibson, a new assistant in the Entomological Division 

 of the Central Experimental Farm. 



Considerable additions have been made to local lists, par- 

 ticularly of Nocturnal Lepidoptera, which have been specially 

 collected and bred by Messrs. Fletcher, Gibson, Young and Henry 

 Saunders. Some of the more interesting species of moths and 

 caterpillars are shown here to-night, and will we trust be of 

 interest to the members of the club, and an inducement to some to 

 join the Branch and help in this interesting and useful work. 



The publication of Dr. Holland's exquisite Butterfly Book is a 

 notable addition to the literature of entomology, and provides the 

 beginner with a most valuable aid to his studies of our most 

 attractive insects. This beautiful work will enable anyone who 

 wishes to study our butterflies to easily identify any species he is 

 likely to capture in the district. 



Those who may desire to study practical entomology have 

 many aids available in the various official reports and publications 

 issued by the several Governments in Canada, as well as by the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture and the numerous State Experi- 

 ment Stations. 



Many additions have been made to the public collections of 

 insects at the Central Expermental Farm and the Geological 

 Survey, as well as to the private collections of the Leaders, all of 

 which are freely accessible (o any person wishing to examine them. 



