1906 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 35 



On the motion of Mr. Dashwood-Jones, Mr. Busli took the chair, in the 

 unavoidable absence of. the President. 



The minutes of the last meeting' were read and confirmed. 



The Treasurer presented his report, showing a balance in hand, in cash 

 and supplies, of |15.50. 



Messrs. J. E,. Anderson and F. Foster (junior) were elected members 

 of the Branch. 



The retiring- officers were re-elected for the coming year : President, 

 Rev. G. W. Taylor; Vice-President, T. Wilson; Secretary-Treasurer, R. Y. 

 Harvey. 



The Secretary announced that he had approached the Provincial Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture with a view to obtaining assistance towards printing a 

 small periodical giving an account of the work of the society. He read a 

 letter from the Hon. R. G. Tatlow, definitely promising aid for one year. 



A resolution was passed, accepting- with thanks the offer of the Depart- 

 ment, and the President and Secretary were empowered to arrange for the 

 publication of a periodical, to be called the "Bulletin of the B. C. Entomo- 

 logical Society." 



Two numbers of this Bulletin have already appeared, and the third is on 

 the point of appearing. These numbers contained : Proceedings of the 

 Branch; A Summary of the work done in B. C. up to date; Lists of interest- 

 ing captures; General articles, and lists of various families of insects as they 

 have been recorded in British Columbia. These comprise : Coccinellidae (33 

 species), Buprestidae (19 species), Cicindelidse (15 species); in Diptera, the 

 Tabanidae (18 species), Bombyliidae (23 species), Therevidse (1 species), and 

 a list of 28 species of Odonata. (Note by the Secretary.) 



Mr. Dashwood-Jones then showed some interesting insects from St. Leon 

 Hot Springs, Kootenay Lake, B.C., determined by Dr. J. Fletcher, includ- 

 ing : Basilarchia arthemis, Basilarchia disippus, Nomiades lygdamus, Erebus 

 odora, Catocala briseis, Phengommatsea Edwardsata and Sthenopis quadri- 

 guttatus. 



Dr. Draper showed a fine series of Lepisesia flavofasciata, var. ulalume. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



The spring meeting was held at Duncan's, on Vancouver Island, on 

 April 19th. 



The following members were present : Rev. G. W. Taylor (President), 

 Messrs. A. W. Hanhfira, C. Livingston, E. M. Skinner, G. 0. Day, T. M. 

 English and R. V. Harvey. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



Messrs. F. Wolley-Dod, G. 0. Day, and T. M. English were elected 

 members of the Branch. 



Mr. Harvey read a paper on the "Distribution of Insects in North 

 America," calling attention to the far greater similarity between our fauna 

 and that of Europe, than between the latter and that of eastern North 

 America. 



Messrs. Livingston and Skinner showed some rare Lepidoptera, the latter 

 having a fine specimen of Sthenopis quadriguttatus, from the Skeena River. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



