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Perthalycra mtirrayi, Horn. Kanaimo, May 22. (Taylor.) 



Derodontus trisignatus, Mann. In fungi, Wellington, B.C., November. (Taylor.) 



Nosodendron califomicum, Horn. About 20 in a crevice of bark of Picea grand's, May 

 13th, Wellington. (Taylor.) 



Acmoiodera pulchella, Hbst., and A. culta, Web. Specimens of these pretty little Bupres- 

 tians were taken on the flowers of Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa, at Komoka, Ont., July 13, 

 (Bethune. ) Neither of these species had previously been recorded from Canada. 



thrysobothris pusiUa, Lap. and Gory. Ottawa, rare. (Fletcher, Harrington.) St. John, 

 N. B. (Mcintosh.) One specimen in each case. 



Endeodes collaris, Lee. A few specimens of this rare species were taken by Rev. G. W» 

 Taylor at Victoria. 



Listrus motschidskii, Lee. Common on blossoms of Amelanchier at the end of April, 

 Wellington, (Taylor.) 



Polycaon stout il, Lee. One specimen in twig of apple tree, Nanaimo, (Taylor.) 



Molorchus longicollis, Lee. One on crab blossom, Gabriola Island, May 25. (Taylor). 



UlocJuetes leonhms, Lee. Two specimens on July 2 and 14, Nanaimo, and Gabriola Island. 

 (Taylor.) Vernon, B.C. (Fletcher.) 



Acanthochms obUqtms, Lee. Quite common on a fence near poplars, August and Septem- 

 ber, 1899 ; not seen since. (Taylor.) 



Pachyta armata, Lee. Four specimens of this handsome beetle were taken flying round 

 flowers, at an altitude of 7,000 feet, on Mount Che-am, B.C., August 15. (Fletcher.) 



AnthophylaM mulachiticus, Hald. Six specimens flying low in a beech wood, Aylmer, 

 Que., 1900, and eight specimens in the same place, June, 1901. (Fletcher.) 



AntliopfiAjlax attenuatus, Hald. Three specimens, St. John, N.B., July. (Mcintosh.) Ottawa, 

 very rare ; one specimen, June. (Young.) Another specimen was taken at Ottawa many years 

 ^''go by Mr. Harrington. 



Aiithophylax mirificus. Bland. Both sexes. Vernon, B, C. (E. P. Venables.) 



Leptnra Mattheivsii, Lee. Pine Creek near Calgary (Wolley-Dod). Vernon, B.C. (E. P. 

 Venables ) 



Priognathus monilicorais, Rand. A widely distributed but usually rare OSdemerid. One 

 .specimen under log, St. John. (Mcintosh.) Several flying in May, Wellington, B.C. (Taylor.) 



Rhinosimns pallipes, B. and L. One only, April, 24. (Taylor.) 



Asolera nigra, Lee. Gabriola Island ; four specimens. May 13-15. (Taylor.) 



Orch''.sia ornata, Horn. One on apple blossoms. May 4 ; Gabriola Island. (Taylor.) 



Hymenoptera. 



Some good work has been done in this order during the season. The most active 

 workers have been the following : Mr. W. H. Harrington, of Ottawa, who continuously 

 adds to his own extensive collections and has also done good work in the way of identify- 

 ing specimens and helping others. The writer gratefully acknowledges many favours in the de- 

 termination of parasites bred from larvae collected in the field and from scale insects. Mr. 

 Chagnon, of Montreal, continues his studies of this order, and Rev. G. W. Taylor, of Wellington, 

 Vancouver Island, has also added considerably to the knowledge of British Columbian Hymen- 

 optera. 



The attention of our own members may be profitably directed to the recent systematic 

 work of Mr. W. H. Ashmead, of Washington, undoubtedly the highest authority on American 

 forms. His monographic writings have added immensely to the knowledge of these insects, 

 and his recent scheme of classification marks a great advance upon that of Cresson, published 

 in 1887. It has been adopted by Howard in his admirable "Insect Be ok." Such portions of the 



