38 THE REPORT OF THE No. 19 



SECOND DAY'S SESSION. 



Thursday, October 19tli, 1905. 



The Vice-President, Dr. Fletcher, took the chair at 10 o'clock a. m. 

 'Hiere were forty-six persons present and this number was increased during 

 the morning. 



Mr. T. D. Jarvis, Lecturer in Entomology at the Agricultural College, 

 read papers, illustrated by specimens, on insects collected in Jamaica; two 

 species of Saw-flies (Lvda) taken at the College Farm; notes on the genus 

 Fhytoptus; three species of bumble bees that fertilize red clover at Guelph; 

 notes on two species of Fenusa; and Parasites of the Abittibi country. 



Papers were also read, and will be found in subsequent pages of this 

 report, by Dr. Fyles on forest insects; Mr. A. Gibson on insects of flowering 

 plants; Mr. Lyman on the Formation of an Entomologist's Union;* Mr. 

 Zavitz on some forest insects; also a paper sent by Mr. J. Stevenson of 

 Montreal on insects of the season. 



During the sessions a large number of rare and interesting speciuiens 

 were on exhibition and attracted much attention. Mention may be made 

 <■' the following : 



By Professor Sherman : some small collections of recent captures of local 

 insects, to show his system of labelling ; among them was a remarkable form 

 of Pyrameis cardui, the Painted-lady butterfly. 



By Mr. Zavitz : a large number of wood-boring insects (Cerambycidae) 

 collected at Ridgeway, Ont. 



By Mr. T. D. Jarvis : a number of Jamaican inserts, sawflies and other 

 insects, referred to in his papers, taken at Guelph. 



By Mr. Lyman : a case of lepidoptera in which were interesting speci- 

 mens of Gortyna and other noctuids, and also some rare diurnal Lepidoptera. 



By Dr. Fyles : a number of forest insects in illustration of his paper. 



By Mr. Young : a magnificent case containing over a thousand speci- 

 mens of Micro-lepidoptera all most beautifully spread and mounted; also 

 a number of Noctuids — these were all collected at Ottawa during the season 

 of 1905. He also exhibited some living specimens of the grotesque pupae 

 of Feniseca Tarquinius. 



By Dr. Fletcher: a collection of Lepidoptera made in the Yukon 

 Territory by Mr. J. Keele of the Dominion Geological Survey Department; 

 this included CoUas Boothii and Pelidne, Erehia Magdalena and Visa. 



By Mr. A. Gibson : a case of rare lepidoptera, inflated larvae, and 

 living larvae of Apantesis vittata received from Mr. E. Denny of Montreal. 



By Mr. C. W. Nash : specimens of a remarkable fungus growth (Cordy- 

 ceps) on wire-worms. 



Many of these exhibits will be found recorded, with dates and other 

 particulars, in the "Entomological Record for 1905." 



•Published in the Canadian Entomologist, 



