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another male of this species, taken on August 25th, at St. Hilaire, Que., expand- 

 ing only lYg inches. 



)Mr. Caesar exhibited the following: Six species of borers from recently fallen 

 White spruce; some parasites and predaceous foes of the same; a species of Chale- 

 pus, apparently G. rubra, found attacking the foliage of the basis wood; Perillus 

 hioculatus, var. claudus, taken at Guelph; the Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus 

 sulcatus), taken at Guelph, on Strawberry; the Apple Curculio {Antlionomus 

 (fUadrigihhus) , taken on haws at Grimsby; an undetermined Buprestid from galls 

 on the American Aspen (Populus treniuloides) ; Cryptorhynchus lapatJii, taken 

 at Guelph; specimens of the Palmer Worm (Ypsoloplius pomotellus) reared at 

 Guelph; the Gartered Plume Moth of the Grape (Oxyptilus periscelidactylus) taken 

 at Stoney Creek; and some tineids reared from the Cat-tail Flag (Typha latifolia). 



Mr. Evans exhibited 102 specimens of Lepidoptera, about 70 of which were 

 micros, the remainder about equally divided between the Noctuidas and the Geo- 

 metridae. Of the specimens belonging to the latter two families, the names of 

 those that are of special interest are included in the Entomological Eecord. Mr. 

 Evans allso showed a specimen of the curious "Stem-eyed Fly," or "Hammer-headed 

 Fly" (Spliyracepliala Irevicornis, Say). 



Dr. Walker exhibited a number of specimens of wood-boring larvas and their 

 work, in illustration of his paper on "Some Forest Insects from De Grassi Point, 

 Lake Simcoe." 



At about 10.30 o'clock the members withdrew to the Biological Lecture Hall, 

 where, after the reading of the Presidential Address, the election of officers for 

 1911-1912 took place. A list of these has been given on page 6. The remainder 

 of the forenoon and the afternoon were devoted to the reading of the papers which 

 appear in the following pages. 



ANNUAL ADDEESS OF THE PRESIDENT. 



Edmund M. Walker, TJniveesitt of Toronto. 



I have the honour of welcoming you to-day to the forty-eighth annual meeting 

 of the Entomological Society of- Ontario. Forty-eight years is a very respectable 

 age for a learned society in a young country such as ours, and when we look back 

 upon its vigorous history and steady growth, it is no wonder if feelings of pride 

 arise within us. Let those of us of the younger generation, however, not permit 

 such feelings of pride in the achievement of our society become feelings of self- 

 satisfaction; let us always remember that the success which is the portion of our 

 Society to-day, and the status that it occupies in the entomological world are 

 mainly due to the struggles and patient toil of our pioneers. Dr. Bethune and 

 Dr. Saunders, and to such of their fellow-workers as Dr. Fyles and Mr. Lyman, 

 and to the tireless energies of our late lamented friend. Dr. Fletcher. With the 

 wealth of facilities for the study of our science which we are privileged to enjoy 

 at the present time, we are too apt to forget the difficulties and discouragements 

 that were the lot of the earlier entomologists in Canada. 



It is, however, not so much the past history of our Society, nor the progress 

 of Canadian Entomology that I wish to consider to-day as the possibilities of the 

 future development of our science in Canada. In other words what is the nature 

 and scope of the field for entomological work in Canada at the present time? 



