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On Sept. 30lh, I found, on the sidewalk of D' Auteuil Street, a female specimen of Eetohia 

 Oermanica, Stephens, carrying its egg-capsule, evidently seeking a fitting place in which to 

 deposit it. 



On Novenibtr 4th at St. Romuald, I saw a neuropteron and a moth on the wing. 



I have this season added two names to our Quebec list of Dragon flies, viz., Sympetrnm 

 (Dlpla.c) obtruium, Higen, and Sympitrum (Diplax) semicinetiim Say. 



Even in a poor season then, things of interest to the naturalist come under our observation. 



In conclusion I will express the hope that well-attended meetings of our Branch may be 

 held regularly through the winter, and that we may spend many pleasant hours in the consid- 

 eration of the wonders of the insect world. * 



Lt. Col. Lindsay said : 



"Another remarkable fact noticed during the peculiar summer we had was that the insect 

 pests that are so annoying to surveyors, lumbermen and fisherman in June and July were 

 scarce this year. The midges which make life in our woods unbearable in July were hardly 

 noticed : the large early mosquitoes came out earlier than usual and after their disappearance 

 there were few of the smaller and more venomous ones. There were also few black flies but, 

 on the other hand, these lasted until October, a thing never noticed before, according to lumber- 

 men who had been in the woods for years." 



The Rev. W. W. Mac Quaig stated that the year had been a poor one not only for Entomo- 

 logical but also for Botanical research. He had noticed that the Fungi especially had been scarce. 

 In the season for Gasteromycetes not a pufi"ball was to be seen. 



The Secretary Treasurer also submitted his report which was adopted. 



The following officers were elected : — President, Rev. Dr. Fyles ; Vice-president, Miss E. 

 MacDonald ; Council, Hon. R. Turner, Rev. W. W. MacQuaig, Mrs. R. Turner, Miss Bickell, 

 Miss Freeman ; Secretary-Treasurer, Lt. Col. Crawford Lindsay. 



The list of members now shows 23 adults and 3 juniors. 



REPORT OF THE TORONTO BRANCH. 



At the Annual Meeting of the Toronto Branch of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 

 hell in the Eiucation Department Building on May 1st, 1903— the president Mr. E, M. Walker 

 i 1 the chair, the following Report for the year 1902-3 was re id by the Secretary. 



Durixig the past year, eight meetings have beqn held, and the following papers have been 

 read befoi'e the Society: — 



" Algonquin Park from an Entomologist's standpoint" E. M. Walker. 



" The Milkweed Butterfly" H. H. Lyman. 



" A 1 Assam Danais ; and its Mimics" Chas. Stevenson. 



"Toronto Butterflies in 1902 J. B. Williams. 



" How to popularize Natural History, especially Entomology" . .Paul Hahn. 



" The genus Podisma in Eastern North America" E. M. Walker. 



s 

 O.ie meeting was occupied with an 'Exhibition of Specimens" 



Our December meating, when Mr. Lyman read his paper on the Milkweed Butterfly, was 

 a very successful one, a number of the Natural History Society members attended, and in addi- 

 tion to his paper Mr. Lyman gave us an extremely interesting account of the occurrence of the 

 Ghost Moth ( Hepialns thnle) in and around Montreal, and of the efforts made tojsecure sj)eci- 

 mens. 



A few members went to High Park on the 24th of May ; and it was intended that we 

 should join the Natural History Society in- an excursion to Black Creek on July the 26th, but 

 the weather, unfortunately, prevented any such excursion from taking place. 



