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Several bags of moss were collected in Dow's Swamp, Stewart's 

 Bush, and near Hull, just before the snow fell, and a large number of 

 beetles were obtained therefrom, including many (principally of 

 Scydmsenidfe, Pselaphid^e and Staphylinidie) not previously found. The 

 beetles so collected include representatives of over twenty families, and 

 probably of nearly one hundred species, and are interesting as affording 

 evidence of the hybernation of such a number of our species, including 

 many which were not known to us as hybernating in the perfect state. 



Hemiptera. So little work has been done in this order that we 

 are only able to mention one or two species, which, by their abundance 

 attracted attention during the summer. The destructive currant-aphis, 

 Aphis oibes, Linn., infested both the red and white vai'ieties, the leaves 

 being all curled up and shrivelled. Foscilocapsus lineatus, Fabr., was first 

 noticeable from its ravages upon a large patch of burdocks in the city, 

 the leaves of which were so badly attacked as to have the appearance of 

 being scorched. Later in the season the bugs were found upon currant 

 and mint; but these were by no means the only plants attacked by these 

 very injurious insects. Many species of tree-hoppers and other plant 

 bugs were remarked as being more than usually plentiful. 



Orthoptsra. The only species which we have to mention in this 

 order is (Edipoda corallina, Harris, which was seen in great abundance 

 (it is usually rare here) in oat fields near Hull during the month of 

 June, and which must have done considerable damage. 



Neuroptera. We regret to have to state that nothing was done 

 in this order. 



Arachnid.e. Since the inception of the Club a number of spiders 

 and mites have been collected in this vicinity. A few of the former, 

 mostly belonging to the genus Epeira (the s])ecies of which spin a 

 wheel-like web) have been kindly determined by Mr. J. H. Emerton, 

 of New Haven, Conn., and it will be interesting, at least, to record 

 their occurrence. 



Epeira trifolium, Henz., is a large and beautiful spider found in and 

 about dwellings. Two specimens were collected by Mr. Ripley, formerly 

 of this city. 



