REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



The Council of the London Branch of the Entomological Society of Ontario, beg U> 

 submit the followinff : — 



The prospects of the Branch arc very aood ; the meetinirs hsve been well attended, ex 

 cepting during the heat of the summer, and many valuable additions have been made to 

 our collections. 



The experiment of placing the Centennial Collection on exhibition at the rooms was so 

 favourably received by the public, that it has been decided to take steps to the more frequent 

 admittance of non-members, and in this way it is hoped and believed something may be done 

 to create a wider and deeper interest iu our favourite branch of science. This is a matter of 

 great importance, and we have no doubt our members will acquit themselves creditabh" in it. 

 Submitted on behalf of the Council, by 



Joseph Williams, 



4Secretar>j-Treasurei: 



MONTREAL BRANCH OF THE. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



The Fourth Annual General Meeting of this Branch was held on Tuesday, 1st of May 

 at 8 o'clook p m., at the residence of II. H. Lyman, Esq., the President, in the chair. 

 The following report was read and adopted : 



REPORT. 



Your Council beg to present the Fourth Annual Report of the Society's operations. 



They would refer with pleasure to the satisfactory progress of the Society in the study 

 of our science, evinced by the steadiness with which the monthly meetings have been kept 

 up, and the interesting and valuable papers read at these meetings. Solid progress has been 

 made in the identification and classification of the insects of Montreal, and much preliminary 

 work has been accomplished, the value of which will appear hereafter. The only cause for 

 regret is that our number continues so small, but the zeal and per.severence of the present 

 members go far to compensate for their paucity in number. Your Council entertain the 

 hope that at no distant day our membership will be augmented, by the addition of at least 

 a few more students of our useful and interesting branch of natural history. 



Twelve meetings were held during this year, at which the following papers were read 

 and presented to the Society : 



G. J. Bowles — " List of Eggs and Larva; Described in the Seven Volumes of the 

 Canadian Entomologist." 



H. H. Lyman — " Notes on the Occurrence of Argi/nnis idalia." 



F. B. Caulfield— " List of the Geometrid* of Montreal." 



W. Couper — " On Phi/dudes thaws." 



H. H. Lyman — "List of some of the Geometridae of Montreal." 



F. B. Caulfield — " Notes on some Species of Ohrysomelid(e Occurring on the Island of 

 Montreal." 



F. B. Caulfield— "Notes on the Species of Mihw in Canada." 



H. H Lyman — " Entomological Rambles, Including Notes on Entomology at the Cen- 

 tennial Exhibition." 



G. J. Bowles—" The Noctuidae of Quebec." 



G. J. iJowles — "Notes on D'Urban's Paper in the Canadian Naturalist, Vol. v., with 

 Identifications of the Species." 



. Some progress has been made during the year in the compilation of the " Montreal 

 Catalogue," and the names of 790 identified species are now entered on the list, coraprising- 

 38r) Lepidoptera, 3(57 Coleoptera, 4 Diptera, L') Orthoptcra, 16 Hymenoptera and 3 Hemip- 

 tera. The earnest cooperation of the members is requested by your Council in this work. 

 There is no doubt but that it will bo of immense value to future students and will form a 

 lasting memorial of our labours. 



The finances of the Society have engaged tlie earnest attention of your Council. They 



