CXXXVIII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



A feeling reference was made to the recent death of the valued 

 and faithful curator and librarian, J. Alston Moffat. 



Mr. T. IST. Willing presented a most interesting account of the 

 methods inaugurated for the eradication of the noxious weeds in the 

 Northwest Territories, following which Prof. Lochhead read his paper 

 on the injurious insects of the year in Ontario, 



The reports from the Toronto and Montreal branches were also 

 read, 



A very largely attended and appreciative meeting was held in the 

 evening in the Normal School, presided over by Dr, Jas. Fletcher, at 

 which Prof. Lochhead read his presidential address on "Eecent Pro- 

 gress in Entomology," and Prof. Wickham gave a most interesting 

 lecture, illustrated by a large number of beautiful lantern ^ides on 

 " The Great Basin in the Western States and its Entomological 

 Features." 



The 35th annual report of the Society to the Legislature of Ontario 

 has been presented, in which is given a full report of all the papers read 

 at the annual meeting. In addition to the afore-mentioned the follow- 

 ing of the most important contributions may be enumerated, viz. : — 



'' Insects Injurious to Ontario Crops in 1904," and " Entomological 

 Eecord, 1904," by Dr. Fletcher. 



" Further Notes on Basswood or Linden Insects " and " Notes on 

 the Columbine Borer," by Arthur Gibson. 



" Insects Collected at Light during 1904," by J. D. Evans. 



" Spinning Methods of Telea Polyphemus," by J. W. Cockle. 



" Insect Names and Insect Lists," by J. B. Williams. 



" Notes on the Season of 1904 in Quebec," by C. Stevenson. 



" Insects Affecting the Oak " and " On the Food-Habits of Certain 

 Hymenoptera," by T. W. Fyles. 



"An Elementary Study of Insects," by Wm. Lochhead. 



" The Pear Tree Psylla, and how to deal with it," by G. E. Fisher. 



Obituary Notice of the late John Alston Moffat. 



The foregoing is termed the annual report. In addition to this 

 is published monthly the Magazine, " The Canadian Entomologist," now 

 in its 37th year. 



The 36th volume (being for 1904) consists of 367 pages, has four 

 full-page plates and a number of cuts from original drawings. The 

 contributors are 63 in number, embracing thirteen Canadian, thirty-nine 

 in the neighbouring Eepublic and one in England. 



The papers cover all of the important orders of insects, such as 

 Lepidoptera, ITymenoptera, Diptern, Colooptoras Orthoptera, Hemi- 

 ptera and Nouroptera, throughout wliich arc doscribod 217 new species 

 ard varieties and 11 new genera. 



