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in tlie Provinces of Saskalcliewan, around tlie Qu'Appelle Lakes, and in 

 Alberta around Beaver Lake, wiiicli localities lie was visiting to study tlie 

 local fishes, but found time to collect several interesting insects. Mr. J. B. 

 Wallis, of Winnipeg, collected at Banff, in the Rocky Mountains, and at 

 Peachland, in tbe Okanagan Valley, B.C., where he made large collections 

 of insects during July and August. Dr. E. M. Walker, of Toronto, spent 

 the summer at the Georgian Bay Biological Station, at Go Home Bay, Ont., 

 where he made interesting observations on aquatic insects. He also took 

 short trips to Nepigon and Fort William, where he made important collec- 

 tions of orthoptera and odonata. In the monfh of June, Mr. W. D. Kearfott, 

 the well known microlepidopterist, of Montclair, N.J., paid a visit of a few 

 days to Ottawa, where he made large collections at various places in the dis- 

 trict. Dr. Henry Skinner, of Philadelphia, also visited Canada and, aftcT 

 addressing our members at the summer meeting in the beginning of July, 

 proceeded with Dr. Fletcher to Nepigon where two days were spent. They 

 then went to Aweme, Man., and had four days collecting with the Messrs. 

 Criddle, after which a long trip was taken in company with Mr. T. N. Will- 

 ing, along the Canadian Northern Railway; districts visited were, the Goose 

 Lake district west of Saskatoon, Duck Lake, Prince Albert, Kinistino, Radis- 

 son, Lloydminster, Edmonton, Calgary, Banff and Laggan. From Laggan 

 Dr. Fletcher went alone to Vancouver Island. Large numbers of insects 

 were collected in all localities mentioned above. Mr. Gibson spent the first 

 three weeks in September at Rostrevor, on Lake Rosseau, Muskoka, and not- 

 withstanding the unfavorable season, collected enough insects to indicate the 

 Tichness of the locality. Mrs. Nicholl, of Bridgend, South Wales, this year 

 made a third expedition to the Rocky Mountains and British Columbia, for 

 the special purpose of collecting butterflies. In part of her expedition she 

 was accompanied by Mr. F. H. Wolley-Dod, and, on the whole, these trips 

 were very successful. Mr. Dod has kindly provided us with several of Mrs. 

 Nichoirs records in .addition to his own, and there is much of the material 

 still to be worked up. 



We have again to express our great obligation to the leading specialists 

 in the United States for their constant courtesies in naming material for our 

 Canadian collectors. Dr. Howard, of Washington, with his assistants; Dr. 

 J. B. Smith, of New Brunswick, N.J., Prof. H. F. Wickham, of Iowa City, 

 Mr. W. D. Kearfott, of Montclair, N.J., and Mt, E. P. VanDuzee, of Buffalo, 

 have placed us all under deep obligations to them. Sir George F. Hampson, 

 of the British Museum, has not only sent several copies of his valuable cata- 

 logue to those who have contributed specimens to the British Museum, but 

 has also corrected the names of some species which had been standing under 

 wrong names in Canadian collections for some years. 



Literature. 



Among the many valuable works, reports and separate papers which have 

 dealt with Canadian insects and which have appeared during the past year, 

 special mention may be made of the following : 



BuscK, August, Revision of the American Moths of the Genus Argyres- 

 thia (separate from Proc. U. S. National Museum, Vol. XXXII. , pp. 5 to 

 24, plate IV., V.), Washington, D.C., 1907. In this important pamphlet, 

 M-r. Busck gives a monograph of the American species of these most attractive 

 and beautiful little moths. All the species are figured except three doubtful 

 species which are unknown to the author. Of particular interest to Canadian 

 collectors are A. conjugella which is occasionally destructive to apples in 

 British Columbia and A. thuieUa, which has been noticeably injurious to the 



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