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palliatus, Forst, during the second week of July. Six specimens of Obrium 

 rubrum, Newm., were taken on the Boucherville Islands on tke 25tli July. 

 Ctcindela scutellaris var. rugifrons, Dej., was taken near Longueuil on the 

 3rd August. This is an interesting capture, as it has not been previously 

 reported north of Massachusetts. Other interesting captures were : 



Thermonectes hasilaris, Harr, Montreal, 16 July. 

 Bwprestis femorata, Fab, Montreal, 9 July. 

 Leptura nitens, Forst, Longueuil, 24 July. 

 Hoplosia nuhila Lee, at light, Montreal, 18 July. 

 Graphisurus fasciatus, DeG., Montreal, 8 June. 

 Donacia pubescens, Lee, St. Hilaire, 1 July. 

 Chrysomela pnirsa, Stol, St. Hilaire, 24 July. 



Nacerdes melanura Linn. This is an introducel species, and was ex- 

 tremely common about the wharfs and warehouses of Montreal during June 

 and July. A few specimens were also found on the sidewalks uptown and 

 in Longueuil. 



Aphodius erraticus Linn. Another European beetle, two specimens 

 were found for the first time in Canada at Maplewood, near Montreal, by 

 Master K. E,. Stevenson, on the 1st May. {Can. Ent. xxxvi. 164). 



In the Diptera, the most interesting capture was two specimens of 

 Pterodontia flavipes Gray, a large fly with a very small head, on the Bouch- 

 erville Islands 25 July. 



In the OrtJioptera, two specimens of Panchlora viridis Burm, of the 

 Blattidae or "Roaches" were captured, evidently introduced in some cargo 

 of fruit. 



INSECTS AFFECTING THE OAK.* 

 By the Rev. Thomas W. Fyles, D.C.L., F.L.S. 



The oak is one of the lords of the forest. It is a stately, handsome 

 and long-lived tree. Its wide-spreading branches make a grateful shade; 

 its rich foliage is pleasant to the eye ; its timber is valuable for a variety of 

 purposes. In former days it was more largely used than it is now. The 

 "wooden walls of old England," the mighty "three-deckers," were built 

 of it. The forest of Dean in Gloucestershire supplied the trees. It was 

 used also for the frames and wainscotting of houses; and oak furniture 

 was highly prized. 



The oak is not a common tree in the neighborhood of Quebec; and in 

 the eastern townships it is seldom met with; but in Ontario it is more fre- 

 quently seen. 



Unfortunately, this handsome tree is much troubled with insect pests — 

 perhaps more so than all our other hardwood trees put together. 



Many an interesting and instructive volume might be written on the 

 oak tree, and its inhabitants. In a paper, such as I have to read to you, 

 I can only tell of some of the most remarkable of the frequenters of the 

 oak. 



*Read before the Quebec branch of the Ent. Soc. of Ont. 



