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In conclusion, reference must be made to the various excursions 

 made by parties varying in number, which were all much enjoyed by 

 those enabled to participate. The first one was a general field day of 

 the Section, held in the Dundas ravine on May 24th, 1888, in which a 

 large number of members and friends joined ; succeeding this were 

 a number of smaller ones, but mention must be particularly made of 

 the Association field day held at Mr. Wm. Gibson's Quarries, Beams- 

 ville, on June 30th, 1888, in which many members of the Section par- 

 ticipated. Amongst the smaller parties may be mentioned an excur- 

 sion by four of the members on September 25th, 1888, along the 

 creek leading from the Sulphur Springs, near Ancaster, and another 

 made by six of the members on April 19th, 1889, when Mount Albion 

 was visited, and the ravine leading from the Mills explored. This 

 latter excursion may be considered the opening of the work for 1889, 

 and it is to be hoped is only the forerunner of many others as enjoy- 

 able and profitable as those held during the summer of 1888, the 

 results of which have already been pointed out. Much still remains 

 to be done in the Hamilton district, and the officers and members 

 of the Biological Section hope that the members of the Association 

 will give their hearty support to them in their undertaking. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 



REPORT ON LEPIDOPTERA BY J. ALSTON MOFFAT. 



The season of 1888 was not altogether a favorable one 

 for the Lepidopterist in this locality, its prevailing characteristics 

 being coolness and dryness, yet I secured 25 moths new to me. 



During the winter months I obtained from various sources, 16 

 names that prove to be new to the Canadian list. Some 

 of them belong to insects of former years' captures, whilst 

 several very attractive moths secured last season, are yet undeter. 

 mined, indicating how much has yet to be done before we have ob- 

 tained a full knowledge of the lepidopterous fauna of our district. 



The following are the new names referred to : 



