CXX ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
XVII—From The Entomological Society of Ontario, through 
Mr. ALBERT F. WINN. 
I have again the privilege of coming before you as delegate from 
the Entomological Society of Ontario, to report the progress made by 
our society during the past year. 
The most important event was the transferring of our headquarters 
to Guelph, from London, where they have been since 1872. This 
change was necessary owing to the dying out of interest in entomology 
in London, and Guelph was selected as being the place most suitable 
to secure the best interests of the society, as well as being in accordance 
with the wishes of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. 
Aside from the fact that the society already had a flourishing 
branch there, with a large list of active members, at the Agricultural 
College attendance at lectures in entomology is compulsory for students 
of the first and second years, while in the third and fourth years some 
of the students specialize on the subject, and naturally become active 
members of the society, thus assuring a continuity of work and interest. 
The collections of books and specimens were moved without any 
appreciable damage. The cabinets of specimens are now conveniently 
arranged for reference in a portion of the College Museum set aside 
solely for them. The books and pamphlets, which form a valuable 
collection of over 1,800 volumes, are in a series of stacks in the fire- 
proof Massey Hall Library Building, and are kept entirely distinct from 
the general College library. 
Our magazine, The Canadian Entomologist, has been issued regu- 
larly, early each month. The 39th volume comprises 425 pages, with 
4 full page plates and 48 figures in the text. The contributors number 
66, spread, not only throughout Canada, but the whole of North Amer- 
ica, and a few are residents of England, the West Indies, and Hawaiian 
Islands. Two new genera of insects are described, and one hundred 
and fifty-five new species as well as a number of varieties. Life his- 
tories of several species of insects are recorded, including among the 
Lepidoptera Barathra curialis, by Dr. Fletcher and Mr. A. Gibson; 
Incisalia irus and Incisalia augustus, by Mr. John H. Cook. Mr. J. R. 
de la Torre Bueno has given the first full account of the waterbugs, 
Belostoma fluminea and Ranatra 4-dentata. 
The series of articles on Practical and Popular Entomology has 
been continued, the papers published last year are:— ; 
“The Dragon Flies and the Damsel Flies,’ by Prof. Franklin 
Sherman, Jr. 
“ Household Insects,” by Prof. Wm. Lochhead. 
“ Winter Retreats of Insects,” by Rev. Thos. W. Fyler 

