ANNUAL REPOKT 



OF THE 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO, 



FOR THE YEAR 1874. 



INCLUDING REPORTS ON SOME OF THE NOXIOUS AND BENEFICIAL 

 INSECTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. 



PREPARED FOR THE HONOURABLE THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE ON 



BEHALF OF THE SOCIETY. 



BY 



THE KEV. C. J. S. BETHUNE, M.A. 



Head-Master of Trinity College School, Port Hope ; Presidetit of the Entomological Society of 



Ontario ; 



WILLIAM SAUNDERS, 



Editor of the Entmiwlogist ; 



EDMUND BAYNES REED, 



Vice-President of the Entomological Society of Ontario. 



REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OP ONTARIO FOR THE 



YEAR 1874. 



To the Honomrahle the Commissioner of Agriculture, — 



Sir, — I have the honour to submit for your consideration the Report of the Entomolo 

 gical Society of Ontario for the year 1874, embracintj a detailed statement of receipts and 

 expenditures during; tlie year, which accounts have been duly audited, also a list of the office- 

 bearers elected for the year 1875. 



The annual meeting of the Society was held at the City of Toronto, at the same time as 

 the Exhibition of the Agricultural and Arts Association in accordance with the pro\isions of 

 the statute, when the various reports were then presented and approved of * 



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