1920 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 11 



previous season, which however was the largest on re*cord because of a large public 

 meeting held in 1918. We did not hold such a meeting during the past. season, 

 but nevertheless we had successful meetings and the interest was keen. 



We have added several recruits to our ranks and hope they will all become 

 ardent entomologists. 



We held our regular Victoria Bay outing to St. Hilaire and those who were 

 able to go were rewarded as usual from this good collecting ground. 



Our Society provided the programme at the Natural History Society's meeting 

 in March. 



The Treasurer's Report showed a balance of $158.61 on hand. 



The following papers and talks were given during the year: — 



1. Annual Address, Subject "Tables" A, F. Winn. 



2. Collecting in California H. F. Simms. 



3. Preparation of Hemiptera lists .- Geo. A. Moore. 



4. Hemiptera taken at iSt. Hilaire, May 24th, 1918 Geo. A. Moobe. 



5. Larvae of Parnidae Db. F. S. Jackson. 



6. Notes on the Season 1918—" Hemiptera " Geo. A. Moobe, 



7. Argynus apachana St. and Edwards' Plates of A. nokomis .... A. F. Winn. 



8. Economic Importance of Samia Cecropia Dr. Cobcoban. 



9. Enodia portlandia Fab. at Oka G. Chagnon. 



10. Zerene caesonia Stal. the Dog's Head Butterfly A. F. Winn. 



11. On which plant to collect Chalaepus nervosa Say Bbotheb Ouellet. 



12. The Milkweed Bug. Lygseus Kalmii Stal Geo. A. Moore. 



13. British Burnets Lachlan Gibb. 



14. Muscoid larvae found in a human patient Dr. F. S. Jackson. 



15. The Raspberry Root Borer or Clear Wing Borer, Bembecia 



marginata Han A. F. Winn. 



16. Notes on some localities outside Montreal Island : Bbotheb Ouellet. 



17. The Periodical Cicada Geo. A. Moore. 



18. Lantern Lecture, Nature Photography G. H. Hall. 



19. Cercopidse, Spittle Insects Geo. A. Moobe. 



Geo. a. Moore, Secretanj. 



REPORT OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA BRANCH. 



The 18th Annual Meeting of the British Columbia Branch was held in the 

 biology lecture room at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, on Satur- 

 day, March 15th, 1919. In the absence of the President, Mr. R. S. Sherman, 

 owing to sickness, the chair was taken by the Vice-President for the Coast, Mr. 

 W. Downes. 



The Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Williams Hugh, presented his financial state- 

 ment and report as librarian. The morning session included the following 

 programme : — 



Discussion on Aims and Objects of the Society. 

 Resolutions. 



Notes on Tubuliferous Thysanoptera R. C Tbehebne. 



Stray Notes on B. C. Lepidoptera B. H. Blackmobe. 



Common Tree-hoppers of B. C W. Downes. 



Some descriptions of New Species of Mycetophilidae R. S. Sherman. 



