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Since the annual meeting in February the branch has held four regular meetings, 

 and five field-days. On the latter occasions very happy excursions to the Gomin, the 

 Island of Orleans (twice), and Beauport were made. 



The branch now numbers twenty-eight adult members and fourteen junior. 



Crawford Lindsay, 



Secretary-Treasurer. 

 Quebec, Nov. 5th, 1898. 



REPORT FROM THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO TO THE 

 ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



Having the honor to represent the Entomological Society of Ontario, I beg leave 

 to submit the following report of its work and proceedings during the past year. 



The Society still maintains its former position as to its increasing membership. Its 

 Branches are doing good work, and have given a very considerable impetus to the study 

 of insect life. The Toronto Branch having been inaugurated, commenced its life with the 

 New Year, and later a Branch was formed in Quebec, under the most favorable 

 auspices. The Library has been augmented by an unusually large number of additional 

 volumes, numbering no less than eighty-eight ; the total number on the register now 

 being 1,506. Important additions were also made to the Society's collections of insects, 



"The Canadian Entomologist," the official organ of the Society, maintains its 

 prestige among its class of literature. The twenty ninth volume of 306 pages was issued 

 during the past year (1897), its contributors numbering forty-four, of whom thirty reside 

 in the United States of America, one in Mexico, one in Germany, and the remaining 

 twelve in Canada. These contributed seventy-six articles, in which were described 

 twenty new genera, one new subgenus, ninety-one new species, and six new varieties. 



The following are a few of the more important papers above referred to, viz. : 



On the Mexican Bees of the genus Augochlora. — By T. D. A. Cockerell. 



The Coleoptera of Canada. — By Prof. H. F. Wickham. Continued through nine 

 numbers, and being also a continuation of a series of articles on the same subject which 

 have appeared during the past three years, making an extremely useful compilation for 

 students in Canadian Coleoptera. 



A Generic Revision of the Hypogymnidae (Liparidae) — By Harrison G. Dyar. 



Catalogue of the Phytophagous and Parasitic Hymenopfcera of Vancouver Island — By 

 W. Hague Harrington, F.R.C.S. 



Some new species and varieties of Lepidoptera from the Western U.S. — By Wm. 

 Barnes, M.D. 



"Descriptions of some new Genera and species of Canadian Proctotrypidse — By 

 "Wm. H. Ashmead. 



Synonymical and descriptive notes on North American Orthoptera — By Samuel H. 

 Scudder. 



On rearing Dragon Flies — By James G. Needham. 



Contribution to the knowledge of North American Syrphidae — By W. D. Hunter. 



Preliminary Studies of North American Gomphinse. — By Jas. G. Needham. 



A Generic Revision of the Hypocritidae — By Harrison G. Dyar, Ph.D. 



Notes on the Life History of Colias Interior (Scud) — By H. H. Lyman. 



The Life History of Epirranthis Obfirmaria, Hbn. — By Rev. Thos. W. Fyles. 



