ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 69 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OP CANADA. 



Thh ordinary monthly meeting of the society was held in the Oouncil-room 

 of the Canadian Institute, on Tuesday, the 8th December, at three o'clock, p.m 

 Nearly all the members from Toronto and the vicinity were present. 



In the absence of Prof. Croft and Mr. Saunders, Dr. Morris was called to tha 

 chair, and Mr. Hubbert appointed secretary, pro. tern. The minutes of the 

 previous meeting were read and confirmed. 



Communications were received from 

 Professor Hincks, expressing regret at his inability to attend, in consequence of 



indisposition ; 

 P. Grant, Esq , and R. V. Rogers, Esq., on business connected with the society. 



The following gentlemen were proposed as suitable persons to become members 

 of this society : 



The Rev. H. P. Hope, Toronto. 

 Rice Lewis, Esq., " 



James Wright, Esq , Vienna. 



T%e following donations were acknowledged, and the thanks of the society voted to 



the donors : 

 From Prof. Croft— 



A cabinet of seven drawers. 



To the Library : 



Prom the Smithsonian Institution — 



Monographs of the Diptera of North America. By H. Laen. Part I. 

 Prom the author, W. Saunders, Esq, London, C. W. — 



(1) Monograph of the Arctiadae of Canada, 20 copies. 



(2) Description of two new species of Arctia. 



(3) " On some hitherto undescribed Lepidopterous larvas." 



Prom A. L. Packard, Jun., Esq., Cambridge, Mass., through Principal Dawson-— 

 Photographs of the following undescribed Bombyces : Crambuda pallida^ 

 Callimorpha vesta, Callochlora chlorata, Cyrtosia albopunctata S and J, 

 Entortricallis testacea, Cyrtosia geminata, Cilodasys cinereafrons, Lap- 

 hodonta ferruginea, Gluphisia trilineata <J and ? , Platycorura furcilla, 

 Cilodasys biguttata, and Edapleuza bilineata. 

 Prom James Hubbert, Esq., B.A. — 



Popular Entomology. By Maria E. Catlow. 

 British Butterflies. By W. S. Coleman. 



To the Cabinet : 

 Prom Prof. Croft— 



48 Specimens, including 27 species of Chinese Lepidoptera. 

 164 " " 61 " Coleoptera. 



