— 17' — 



Prof. Lintner rcmarkinij: on Mr. Hulst's paper, s-tated that he had 

 started up Euphane^sa mendka by the hundreds and hid noticed their 

 flight. They would just flutter for a short distance and then return to 

 cover under the leaves. The pupal characters mentioned were new to 

 him, and he asks Prof. Riley whether they were truly girthed as in 

 Papilio or whether there was not a slight cocoon. 



Prof. Riley replied that he had not seen them transform, but he 

 considered it truly girthed, there being a single strong thread in a suture 

 either at the end of the meta-notum or near the base of the abdomen. It 

 was some time since he had seen them; Mr. Smith might recollect 

 better. 



Mr. Smith states that he found them under a piece of loose bark, 

 fastened by the tail, and a distinct band, while there was no trace of a 

 cocoon. The long slender pupa suggested Tipula, and he was utterly 

 astonished when he found the imago that emerged. He certainly -vould 

 never have imagined it a Bombycid pupa. 



On motion the club then adjourned, to meet on the 26th inst. at 

 the call of the President. 



Club meet August 26th, at 7 P.M. pursuant to adjournment, 40 

 persons present, Prof Lintner in the chair. The minutes of the previous 

 meeting were read and adopted. 



Dr. Kellicott read a paper 



ON THE LARVAL PERIOD OF HARMONIA PINI, 

 AND A PARASITE OF SAME. 



The original description of this moth, together with the facts, so 

 far as known, in its history, were published in the Canadian Entomologist, 

 vol. XIII, 1885. The last week in June of this year I had an opportu- 

 nity to visit the ''old homestead'' in Oswego Co., N. Y., where I ob- 

 tained a limited number of imagines and certain additional facts per- 

 taining to its preparatory stages; these I present for the consideration of 

 this Club, together with specimens of the moth, the pitch-masses in which 

 the pupce form, with pupa shells protruding, and a dipterous fly-parasite 

 of the species. 



I have elsewhere, Canadian Entomologist XIII, 157, shown that 

 the larva does not transform until, at least, two years old; I think now 

 that I have evidence that it does not change until the third year. The 

 facts are these: In June 1883 two pitch-exudations on a small pine were 

 marked; these were fresh and were supposed to contain larv;» one year 

 old and which would probably give moths in June 1884; accordingly 

 I made arrangements for having the same cut out and sent to me at 



