held at the City of Ottawa, at the time of the Exhibition of the Agricultural and Arts Asso- 

 ciation, when the Reports of the oflBcers were presented and approved of. 



With the view of carrying out the design of the Department in endeavouring to advance 

 the knowledge of ]iractical entomology, especially in its bearings on Agriculture and Horti- 

 culture, the members of the Entomological Society submit herewith the Annual Report on 

 some of the noxious, beneficial and common insects found throughout this Province. 



The organ of the Society, JVic Canadian Eniomvlogist, is still issued regularly on or about 

 the 15th of each month, each number containing twenty pages 8vo. Ithas now nearly reiched 

 the close of its seventh volume, and fully sustains its reputation as a valuable scientific jour- 

 nal. Being almost entirely tilled with original matter, it has during the past seven years 

 been the means of disseminating a vast amount of scientific knowledge relating to Entomology, 

 and thus doing much towards furthering the interests of this important department of na- 

 tural history. 



'i'he pages of this Report will be found illustrated with a number of excellent woodcuts 

 and electrotypes, many of which are entirely new, some having been especiully engraved for 

 this R( port. The expensive character of this work has prevented us from illustrating as 

 profusely as Ave would have wished, for we are persuaded that such figures add greatly to 

 the ustiulness and attractiveness of our Reports. 



I have the honour to remain. Sir, 



Your ob:dient servant, 



J. H. McMechan, 

 Secretary-Treasurer Entomoloyic-d Society of Ontario. 



London, Ontario. Nnvcmber, 1875. 



ANNTJAL MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



Tlie fifth annual meeting of the above Society was held in the Court House, in the City 

 of Ottawa, on the :i2nd day of September, 1875, at 3 p.m. The reports of the oflicers were 

 read, and a copy of the President's address promised to be placed at the disposal of the Print- 

 ing Comniittee for publication. 



The following officers for the ensuing year were then elected : — 



President. — W. Saunders, London. 



Vice Fresideiit.—Rev. C. J. S. Hethune, M.A., Port Hope. 



Seaetary-Treasurer. — J. H. McMechan, London. 



C()!(wj//.— Wm. Couper, Moi'tieal ; R. V. Rogers, Kingston ; J. Pettit, Grimsby ; J. M. 

 Denton and E. Baynes Reed, London. 



Editdv uj KvUmiuloyi.-ii. — W. Saunders. 



Editing Committee. — Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, M.A. ; G. J. Bowles, Montreal ; E. Baynes 

 Reed. 



Library Committee. — W. Saunders, E. Baynes Reed, J. H. McMechan. 



Cnmmittee on Centennial Exhibition. — W. Saunders, Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, J. H. Mc- 

 Mechan. 



Auditors. — G. Geddes, Chas. Chapman, London. 



The Library Comn.ittee reported the purchase of a number of valuable books for the 

 Society's Library during the past year. 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER. 



Heceipts. 



To Balance from previous year $422 16 



" Govcninient (irant towards Illustrations for Report... 100 00 



" AniuiaKiraiit for 1875 750 00 



" Membeis' Fees 127 05 



" Sales oi cork, pins, <^c., to members 46 34 



$1,445.65 



