THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 27 



Early in September, after loy return home, this box was examined and found 

 to contain a genuine Isabella moth recently escaped from the chrysalis. . If 

 this insect had been left to nature would it have spent the winter in a torpid 

 state ; or would it have deposited its eggs and died before the severe weather 

 came on ? 



But farther. Early in September Mr. E. B. Reed, while collecting at 

 Amherstburgh, took a specimen of Arctia phalerata, Harris, and on.o of 

 Arctia Saundersii, G rote. My specimens of Scmndersn have invifriably 

 been taken in June and July, and having reared this insect through its several 

 stages, I am conversant with its history. It appears in June, deposits its 

 eggs early in July, and dies. The larvEe do not complete their growth the 

 first season, some of them indeed do not acquire more than half their size 

 when they hybernate for the winter ; completing their growth early the 

 following spring, when they enter the chrysalis state and appear as moths in 

 June again. Probably the habits and history oï Phalerata are similar. How 

 came it that these moths — good specimens too — were abroad in September? 

 During the latter part of August I was surprised to find the imago escap- 

 ing from some chrysalides of Dai-apsa pampinatrix, which were obtained 

 from larvae gathered late in July. I at first thought this might be an excep- 

 tional instance, but was soon convinced of the contrary by the appearance of 

 a second brood of the caterpillars on my grape vines, in numbers far surpas- 

 sing the earlier brood. I also observed the moth about on the wing. Some 

 of them appeared so late that the larvae have not had time to complete their 

 growth and must necessarily perish. Only yesterday, October 8th, I found 

 thera not more than half grown, nearly frozen, clinging to the under side of 

 the dry frosted leaves, which they could not eat. 



About the middle of September a friend of mine who had laid aside some 

 pupae of Sphinx quinquemaculata for next year, was astonished to find the 

 moths buzzing about in his box. They had all escaped. My esteemed 

 friend, Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, informs me that he has had a similar experi- 

 ence with the pupa of Sphinx cinerea. 



What is the occasion of all this ? Can it be due to the unusual heat of the 

 summer maturing these creatures before their time? 



MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



A meeting of the Society was held on the 10th inst. in the rooms of the 

 Canadian Institute, Toronto ; Mr. W. II. Ellis, Curator, in the Chair. After 

 the reading of the minutes, the following gentlemen, nominated at the An- 

 nual General Meeting of the Society at London, were unanimously elected 

 Honorary Members : — 



