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ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA, 



QUEBEC BRANCH. 



The first annual meeting of the Society was held in the rooms 

 of the Literary and Historical Society, on Thursday, 5th January, 

 1865, at half-past seven o'clock, p. m., the President, Mr. F. J. S. 

 Pore, in the chair. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Rev. L. C. Wurtele, B.A., of Actonvale, C. E., and Mr. 

 R. P. Davis, of Quebec, were elected members of the Society. 



The following donations to the cabinet were announced : 



From A. L. Russell, Esq. 

 45 specimens Coleoptera, comprising 27 species. 

 9 " Hemiptera, " 6 " 



4 " Orthoptera, " 4 " 



From G. J. Bowles, Esq. 



24 specimens Lepidoptera, comprising 22 species. 



2 " Neuroptera, " 2 " 



From W. Couper, Esq. 

 203 specimens Lepidoptera, comprising 143 species. 

 170 " Coleoptera, " 130 " 



29 " Hymenoptera, " 18 " 



3 " Orthoptera, " 3 " 

 173 " Diptera, " 40 « 



13 " Neuroptera, " 9 " 



34 " Hemiptera, " 25 " 



From R. H. Browne, Esq. 

 12 specimens Lepidoptera, comprising 12 species. 

 1 " Orthoptera, " 1 " 



From the Abbe Brunet. 



25 specimens Coleoptera, comprising 16 species. 



A number of entomological pamphlets were also presented to the 

 library by different members. 



Mr. Couper exhibited eleven new species of Canadian Coleop- 

 tera, and presented for publication the several descriptions. 



The following report of the retiring Council was then read by 

 the president : 



The Council of the Quebec Branch, Entomological Society of 

 Canada, in presenting its First Annual Report, would congratu- 



