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The library is still of very modest proportions but the following additions have been 

 made : Howard's " Insect Book," by purchase ; "The Crambidse of North America," by C. H. 

 Fernald, A.M., Ph.D., presented by the author ; " Annotated Catalogue of the Butterflies of 

 New Hampshire," by Wm. F. Fiske, presented by C. M. Weed through H. H. Lyman. 



It was then moved by Mr. A. Grifhn, seconded by Mr. A. F. Winn, that the reports be 

 received and adopted. Carried. 



The Secretary then read the Annual Address of the President, after which the election of 

 officers for the ensuing year took place with the following result : President, Charles Steven- 

 son ; Vice-President A. E. Norris ; Librarian and Curator,- A. E. Norris ; Secretary and 

 Treasurer, G. A. Moore ; Council, Henry H. Lyman, G. Chagnon, D. Brainerd, 



On motion of Mr. Lyman, seconded by Mr. Griffin, the night for meetings was changed 

 from the second to the first Tuesday in tne month, as in the early years of the Branch. 



On motion of Mr. Lyman, seconded by Mr. Winn, $5.00 was voted for the purchase of 

 early volumes of The Canadian. Etdumulogid for the Branch Library. 



Messrs. Stevenson, Chagnon and Winn were elected a Field Day Committee. 



Mr. Lyman then presented 55 specimens of Lepidoptera, chiefly western, for the Branch 

 Cabinet. ' 



Mr. Lyman read a paper entitled " What is a Genus ? " 



Mr. Norris then exhibited, with the help of Mr. Griffin and the lantern of the Natural 

 History Society, a collection of excellent coloured slides of Lepidoptera. 



On the adjournment of the meeting the members were entertained with refreshments by 

 Mr. Griffin. 



G. A. MooRp, 



Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE QUEBEC BRANCH. 

 President's Report. 



The Quebec Branch of the Entomological Society of Ontario has entered upon the sixth 

 year of its existence. 



We still have a goodly number of members though several of our young people have 

 entered business houses and can no longer give attention to entomology. Some of our mem- 

 bers have moved to distant parts of the country and some have been taken away by death. 

 We here record with sorrow the demise of Miss Bella Thompson. After a long illness, borne 

 with much patience and resignation, she departed this life on the 22nd of June last. The 

 friends of this lady have our deep sympathy. 



The weather during the past season has been remarkably variable — too cold and wet for 

 insect life to flourish. We had, however, a very enjoyable field day on the 9th July at the 

 Island of Orleans. But few insect captures were made, but some pleasant hours were spent in 

 the grounds of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and those of the Hon. R. and Mrs. Turner. On this 

 occasion we found the oak trees infested with the Snout-beetle Balaninus nasicus, Say. 



A specimen of the rare wa'^p, Vespa rufa, Linneus, was taken on the isKnd, and a nest of 

 Vespa Oermanica, Fabr, was discovered there. 



Vespa arenaria, Fabr, was abundant in the woods round Fort No. 2, Levis, in August ; 

 and Pamphila Manitoba, Scudder, was seen in the same month and in the same locality. 



A tortoise beetle new to the province has appeared at Levis this year. It feeds upon the 

 burdock and the Canadian thistle Specimens of this insect have been sent to the British 

 Musi^um for identification. 



