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Dr. Fletcher moved, seconded by Mr. J.D. Evans, "that a special vote of 

 thanks be given to the Library and Rooms Committee for the work they have 

 undertaken and so successfully carried out in moving the Society's library, 

 collections and other property into their new room." — Carried unanimously. 



On motion of Dr. Bethune, seconded by Dr. Fletcher, Dr William H. 

 AsHMEAD, of the United States National Museum at Washington, author of 

 many works on Hymenoptera, and a regular contributor to the Canadian En- 

 tomologist, was elected an Honorary Member of the Society. 



During the last forty years the Society has only elected 21 Honorary 

 Members, of whom eleven are still living. 



The next order of business was the reading of papers, which occupied the 

 rest of the morning and the session in the afternoon ; among those read were 

 two, which have since been published in the Canadian Entomologist as 

 they were of a somewhat technical character, viz. : "The systematic position 

 of the ^gialitidae" by Prof. Wickham and "Further notes on types in the 

 British Museum," by Mr. Lyman. Both these papers were illustrated with 

 specimens of the insects referred to. 



The following exhibits were shown by those attending the meeting : By 

 Dr. James Fletcher : A box containing specimens of about twenty species of 

 Canadian Xylinas, illus-trating his remarks upon the genus; also Dim^or- 

 pliopteryx pinguis and the Negundo Twig-borer Proteopteryx Willingana, 

 two new and interesting species; Syngrapha ignea, Autographa flagellum, 

 a co-type of Autographa ruhidus, and Panchlora viridis taken at Winnipeg 

 the first record in Canada. 



By Mr. T, N. Willing: Several boxes of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, etc., 

 collected in the Northwest Territories. 



By Mr. Arthur Gibson : A collection of about twenty inflated larvae, and 

 a box of lepidoptera bred at Ottawa, among which were specimens of Apan- 

 tests superba, Papaipepia purpuri fascia, etc. Also some American Beauty 

 Hoses from a conservatory in Toronto which were badly affected by a Thrips. 

 It attacked the buds on the outside and thus spoiled the bloom. Fumiga- 

 tion with tobacco was found to control it satisfactorily. 



By ^Ir. H. H. Lyman: A number of species of Gortyna (Hydroocia\), 

 both moths and inflated larvae, among which was a new species not yet de- 

 scribed. Also some Lepidoptera collected in Italy and other European coun- 

 tries. 



By Mr. C. H. Young : A collection of Micro-Lepidoptera, containing 

 about three hundred specimens of these exquisite moths, all most beautifully 

 asd perfectly mounted. 



By Mr. J. D, Evans : A number of specimens collected at light in illustra- 

 t^'on of his paper. 



By Mr. J. B. Williams : Specimens of Lepidoptera taken in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Toronto. 



By Prof. Wickham : Dissected specimens of ^gialites and allied gen- 

 era, showing the structure of the under-side of the prothorax, in illustration 

 of his paper. 



By Mr. C. E. Grant : A box containing over seventy specimens of moths 

 collected at Orillia. 



By Mr. J. W. Cockle : A number of specimens of cocoons of Telea poly- 

 phemus shewing a great variety of spinning methods, in illustration of his 



paper. 



In connection with the exhibits. Dr. Fletcher read an extract from a let- 

 ter recently received from Dr. Ottolengui of New York, which referred to cer- 

 tain species of Canadian Plusias. It was as follows : 



