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James Fletcher in entomology. Beside a large amount 

 of general work among the Lepidoptera, he has visited 

 the Province to investigate tlie grasshoppers and insects 

 injurious to agriculture and forestry. Reports on the latter 

 have appeared in the Reports of the Experimental Farms 

 maintained by the Dominion, and articles on the Lepidoptera 

 have appeared in "The Canadian ]N"aturalist," the organ of 

 the Entomological Society of Ontario. This journal has also 

 published valuable papers by local collectors and others on 

 insects of the west. 



In the l^orthwest a promising work has been begun by 

 the "Northwest Entomological Society," Mr. P. B. Gregson, 

 of Waghom, being President. Its objects are — 



1st. The investigation and classifying of the fauna and 

 flora of the Northwest. 



2nd. The study of the economic relations of entomology 

 and botany to agriculture. 



It is doing this work by means of papers, lectures, etc. It 

 has now a membership of about fifty. 



Mr. N. H. Cowdry, Mr. Willing, F. H. Wolley-Dod, Cal- 

 gary ; ISr. B. Sanson, Banif, and Mr. G. F. Dippie, of To- 

 ronto, have collected extensively in the region from Calgary 

 to Banff, each in his own locality. 



Mr. Coubeaux has collected in all orders of insects at St. 

 Louis and Prince Albert, and Mr. Gregson south of Edmon- 

 ton. The Society just referred to hopes to publish a list of 

 the Lepidoptera of the Calgary district shortly. 



In Manitoba we have the following workers : — 



Mr. A. W. Hanham, Winnipeg (Lepidoptera and Coleip- 

 tera) ; G. Chagnon (now of Montreal), (Coleoptera) ; A. G. 

 Dennis, Beulah (Lepidoptera and Coleiptera); JSTorman Crid- 

 dle, Aweme (general) ; E. F. Heath, Cartwright (Lepidop- 

 tera ) ; H. Hutchinson, Kinosota (Lepidoptera) ; L. E. Mar- 

 mont, Rounthwaite (Lepidoptera); H. W. O. Boger, Brandon 

 (Lepidoptera). 



Mr. Hanham has made extensive collections around Win- 

 nipeg and in other parts of the Province, in Lepidoptera, 

 jMiero-Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, to which his attention has 



