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the injury wrought by the second brood ; " Results of some applications of crude Petroleum to 

 orchard trees," setting forth the danger of its use and the necessity for a much larger series of 

 ex2)eriments before it can be recommended as an insecticide to the ordinary fiuit grower ; "Two 

 Longicorn Beetles affecting growing nursery stock," viz: Sapevdic vestita and Oberea bimaadata, 

 which, though very familiar insects, have not been suspected of making attacks of this kind ;■ 

 and " Observations on several species of Dermestidje, " a family of beetles well-known for their 

 habits of feeding on museum specimens and many household articles, but not hitherto recognized 

 as phytophagous also. 



Dr. James Fletcher, Dominion Entomnlogist and Botanist, gave a very full account of the 

 Injurious insects in Ontario during 190U," and described the attacks on cereals, fodder crops, 

 roots and vegetables, and fruits, many of which were of a very serious character. Mr. Arthur 

 Gibson, assistant Entomologist at the Central Experimental Farm, described the methods which 

 he had found most successful for " The breeding of Lepidoptera and inflation of larvee," illustrat- 

 ing the latter subject with some very beautiful specimens that he had prepared. 



Reports on " Insects of the Year " were furnished by four of the Directors, Messrs. J. D. 

 Evans, Trenton ; D. G. Cox, Toronto ; James Johnston, Bartonville ; and R. W. Rennie, Lon- 

 don. 1 he performance of this duty by ihese officers of the Society is of much importance as it 

 brings together information regarding the chief insect attacks of the year in the various sections 

 of the Province. 



The Rev. Dr. Fyles contributed a descriptive paper on " The Dragon-flies of the Province 

 of Quebec," and short papers were read by Mr. J. Dearness on " A parasite of the San Jo.-e 

 scale ;" Mr. C. W. Nash, " Notes on Danais archippus at Toronto ;" and Mr. P. B. Gregson on 

 " Curious habits of the larvsy of Dennestes talpiniis." The last named gentleman also furnished 

 an account of the ])roceedings at the anntKil meeting of the NorthWost (Canada) Entomological 

 Society. 



The volume also contains a synopsis of the most important papers read at the meeting of 

 the Association of Economic Entomologists, which are of great interest and much practical value. 



The funds of the Society are shown by the Treasurer's statement to be in a satisfactory 

 condition. The Librarian reports valuable additions of books and specimens, the number of 

 the former on -the shelves being almost 1700. The membership of the branches at Montreal, 

 <^)uebec, and Toronto has steadily increased, and that of the whole Society grows from year to 

 3ear. All interested in its welfare have much reason to be pleased with its continued success, 

 and the vuluable scientific and practical w<ak which is being perfoimed Vy its members. 



The Annual Report, whose contents have just been described, records the practical observa- 

 tions and work of the Society ; for the scientific and systematic department reference must be 

 made to the monthly magazine, "The Canadian Entomologist," the thirty-third annual volume 

 of which is now being puljlished. The volume for 1900 consists of 387 pages, and is illustrated 

 with seven full-page jjlates and thir*-y-thiee figures from original drawings. The contributors 

 number sixty four, and represent Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Great Britain,^ 

 GeTmany, Switzerland and South x\frica. As there are upwards of a hundred articles, besides 

 short nc^tices and book reviews, it would occupy too much space to mention the subject of each. 

 Tliey may, however, be grouped as follows : 



Papers on Classification: North American T ijonomeutidar and Tineidte, by Dr. H. G. 

 Dyar ; the Wasps of the Super-family Vespoidea, aid changes in generic names of Hymenoptera, 

 by W. H. Ashmead ; the Genus Orchelimum, by Jerome McNeill ; the Genus Catocala, by 

 Prof. G. H. French ; Notes on Idiocerus (Jassidie>, by C. F. Baker ; the North American species 

 uF Choreutis and its allies, by Prof. C. H. Fernald ; New Mexico Bees of the Genus Coelioxys, 

 by Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell ; Colorado Bees, by E. S. G. Titus ; some species of Acronycta in 

 the Bri is i Museum, ])y Prof. J. B. Smith ; the Types of Noctuid Genera and a series of papers 



