132 B.C. Entomological Society. 



Bombus oppositus. Okanagan Falls, June 13th to 27th. 

 Psithyrus insularis. Okanagan Falls, June 6th. 

 Halictus lerouxii. Okanagan Falls, April 19th. 

 Halictus trizonatus. Okanagan Falls, June 12th. 

 Agapostemon femoratus? Okanagan Falls, June 13th. 

 Bombomelerta fulvida. Okanagan Falls, April igth to 26th. 

 Anthophora solitaria Ritz. Okanagan Falls, June 2nd. 

 Sphecodes hesperellus. Okanagan Falls, June 2nd. 

 Andrena kincaidii Ckll. Okanagan Falls, May 13th. 

 Andrena vicina Smith. Okanagan Falls, May 7th. 

 Ceratina submaritima. Okanagan Falls, June 12th. 

 Megachile sp. Okanagan Falls, June 5th. 

 Osmia sp. (two distinct var.). Okanagan Falls, June 2nd. 

 Anthophora sp. Okanagan Falls, May 28th. 



Mr. Day: That is a vc'ry interesting account of insects. I have 

 had a little experience with the northern insects. My son was in Dawson 

 several years ago, and he collected some insects and sent them down to 

 me. I was much struck with the darkness of the insects, which demon- 

 strated that the eflect of the cold on moths was to generally produce 

 dark specimens, and it is admitted that the cold has the effect of darken- 

 ing moths. I think it is quite interesting to note that som« go dark and 

 some go light. 



Mr. Blackmore : The specimens are similar in some of the various 

 forms. 



Mr. Day : Very similar. The next paper is on " Interesting Habits 

 of Some Lepidoptera," by J. W. Cockle, Kaslo, IkC. 



Mr. Treherne : Mr. Cockle's paper has been printed in Bulletin 

 No. 5 ; however, as it is a paper which would be immensely interesting 

 to all present, I beg leave to read it. {Sec Bulletin No. 5 for Mr. Cockle's 

 paper.) 



Mr. Wilson : I was reading the other night Darwin's Diary on the 

 Butterfly, and I took a little note of the insects that he found in Brazil, 

 if I might read it to you. 



DARWIN, BUTTERFLIES IN BRAZIL. 



Noticed by D.vrwin in the Voy.vge of the " Be.vgle." 



I was much surprised at the habits of the Papilio feronia. This 

 butterfly is uncommon and generally frequents the orange groves. 

 Although generally a high flyer, it frequently lights on the trunks of 

 trees. On these occasions the head is invariably placed downwards, 

 and its wings are expanded in an horizontal plane instead of being 

 folded vertically, as is commonly the case. 



