16 THE REPORT OF THE 



No. 19 



The President, Mr. Charles Stevenson, read his Annual Address. 



Mr. Gibb moved and Mr. Griffin seconded that these reports be accepted. 

 Carried. 



The following officers were elected for 1904-1905 : 



President A. E. Norris. 



Vice-President A. F. Winn. 



Librarian and Curator D. Brainerd. 



Secretary-Treasurer .Geo. A. Moore. 



H. H. Lyman. 



Council Charles Stevenson. 



L. Gibb. 



Mr. A. F. Winn gave a talk on the Lycsenidse. 



A. E. Norris "Hydroecia" illustrated by lantern views and other slides 

 of butterflies and moths. 



Geo. A. Moore on the Leaf-Hoppers, Family Jassidas. 



Mr. Stevenson exhibited a specimen of Aphodius erraticus caught, June 

 1st, 1904, by K. R. Stevenson under stones at Maplewood, near Outremont, 

 This is the first record of its capture in Canada. It was reported by Horn 

 in the United States, and is an introduced species from Europe. 



After the examination of specimens the meeting adjourned. 



Geo. a. Moore, 



Sec.-Treas. 



EEPOET OF THE QUEBEC BRANCH. 



The annual meeting of the Quebec Branch was held on the 19th Nov- 

 ember, 1904, at the house of the President, extensive repairs being parried 

 on in Morrin College. 



There were present : Rev. Dr. Fyles in the chair, Lt.-Col. Crawford 

 Lindsay, secretary-treasurer. Rev. W. W. McQuaig, J. H. Simmons, Esq., 

 Mr. Halton Fyles, Mrs. R. Turner, Mrs. Fyles, Mrs. McQuaig, Mrs. Sim- 

 mons, Mrs. Seton, Mrs. Boulton, Miss Hamel, Miss Freeman, Miss Mac- 

 Leod, Miss Hedge, Miss Bickell, Miss Johnson and Miss Winifred Fyles. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. 



The secretary stated that eight meetings had been held during the year, 

 besides two field-days. Lectures had been delivered on the following sub- 

 jects : — By the President: Pitcher Plant Insects — Insect Pests of the Oak 

 — The Willows of Canada and the Insects that feed on them — Garden Pests 

 and how to deal with them; by the Rev. W. W. McQuaig: Edible and 

 Poisonous Fungi (two lectures) ; by Miss MacLeod : On Light and Colour. 



The President then gave his annual address as follows : 

 I am glad to welcome so many of our members and friends to my hotise. 

 Morrin College is undergoing extensive repairs, and will be in the hands 

 of the workmen for some time to come. A few days ago I had our cabinet 

 removed to a safe place in the laboratory of the college. I hope, when the 

 repairs are completed, the college authorities will allow us, as in the past, 

 to hold our meetings in that institution. 



