1905 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 41 



EEPORT OF THE MONTEEAL BRANCH. 



The 26Tth regular, and 32nd annual meeting of the Montreal Branch 

 of the Entomological Society of Ontario was held on May 8th, 1905, at the 

 rooms of the Natural History Society. 



The following members were present, — A. E. Norris, (President); A. 

 F. Winn; D. Brainerd ; Alfred Griffin; L. Gibb; G. Chagnon; E. C. Bar- 

 wick; G. R. Southee; S. Robinson; Chas. Stevenson; Geo. A. Moore; H. 

 H. Lyman; and four visitors. 



Minutes of April meeting were read and confirmed, and those of the 

 last annual meeting were taken as read. 



The President read the following 



Report of the Council. 



The Council in submitting this report feel encouraged in knowing that 

 the Society is not only keeping up its honorable traditions, but is going 

 ahead in a manner worthy of the strenuous times in which we are now pass- 

 ing. Nine regular meetings have been held during the year, the average 

 attendance being a fraction over 7. Twenty-six papers were read, viz. 



President's address, Chas. Stevenson. 



A talk on Lycaenidae, A. F. Winn. 



Hydroecias, illustrated by colored slides, A. E. Norris. 



Leaf Hoppers, Fam. Jassidse, G. A. Moore. 



Pontia rapse, n. var. rhaphanus, C. Stevenson. 



Notes on Saperda, G. Chagnon. 



tJydnidse — Burrowing Bugs, G. A. Moore. 



Mompha eloisella, A. F. Winn. 



Notes on some types, and other specimens in the Br. Museum, H. H. 

 Lyman. 



The water-lily moth, A. F. Winn. 



Notes on travel, with random observations on Entomology^ H. H. 

 Lyman. 



Brief notes on breeding specimens of the past season, H. H. Lyman. 



Cercopidse, or Spittle insects, Geo. A. Moore. 



Notes on Canadian species of Donacia, G. Chagnon. 



Notes on Hemiptera for season 1904, Geo. A. Moore. 



Stenopelmatus fasciatus — The sand cricket, A. F. Winn. 



Small-headed fly — Pterodontia flavipes, Gray, Chas. Stevenson. 



Report on annual meeting at London, H. H. Lyman. 



Berytidae, or Stilt-bugs, Geo. H. Moore. 



More about Micro Lepidoptera, A. F. Winn. 



Notes on the species of Saperda in my collection, C. Chagnon. 



New Gortynas, H. H. Lyman. 



Criocephalus obsoletus and Asemum moestum, a correction, G. Chagnon. 



Agamic reproduction in insects, A. F. Winn. 



How to describe larvae, H. H. Lyman. 



Hemipterous nymphs, Geo. A. Moore. 



Field days were held at St. Hilaire, Que., May 24th and July Ist and 

 at the Maisonneuve Woods on April 21st, 1905. 



At the annual meeting held at London, the branch was represented by 

 Mr. Lyman. 



T)uring the year two new members were added to the Society. 



liespectfully submitted on behalf of the Council. 



(Signed), A. E. Norris, 



President, 



