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Mr. Smith expressed the gratification all present felt in listening to so lucid and interest- 

 ing an account from which everyone would carry away many practical and valuable hints. 



The next paper was read by Mr. E. A. Schwarz, of Washington, on " The Geographi- 

 cal Distribution of the semi-tropical Floridian Coleopterous Fauna." It was followed by 

 a discussion, in which nearly all present took part, as to what should be considered the 

 limits of the North American fauna, and what species should be included in the fauna of 

 a particular region, reference being especially made to semi-tropical species that are from 

 time to time found in the north. 



The Club next proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year and unani- 

 mously selected the following : 



President — James Fletcher, Ottawa, Ont. 

 Vice-President— L. 0. Howard, Washington, D.C. 

 Secretary-Treasurer — Dr. D. S. Kellicott, Buffalo, N.Y. 



Saturday, August 18th. — A most enjoyable excursion was made to Put-in-Bay by 

 ■steamer on Lake Erie. There was a very large attendance of the members of the Associ- 

 ation, including the Entomologists. This pleasant feature of the proceedings gave the 

 members a much better opportunity of becoming acquainted with each other than would 

 otherwise have been the case, Arrangements were made for the excursionists to stay on 

 shore for about an hour, and this time was made good use of by the members of the Club. 

 The insect of most interest was secured by Mr. Westcott, 

 who collected in large numbers by beating a small spruce 

 tree, a remarkable Hemipteron, identified by Prof. Osborn 

 as Emisa longipes. Many galls and parasitic fungi were 

 also collected. Among the butterflies noted were Colias 

 philodice, Pieris rapce, and what appeared strange to Can- 

 adian eyes at this time of year, Papilio turnus ; P. asterias 

 and Pyrameis cardui were also observed, and a few speci- -j? IG , 25. 



mens of Utetheisa bella (Fig. 25) were captured. The party 



returned to Cleveland much delighted with their day's outing, and separated to meet 

 next year in Toronto. 



BOOK NOTICES. 



^Entomology for Beginners, for the use of Young Folks, Fruit Growers, Farmers and 

 Gardeners. By A. S. Packard, M. D., New York; Henry Holt & Co., I Vol. 

 8vo. pp 367. 



It is with much pleasure that we draw the attention of our readers to the publica- 

 tion of this work. For many ■ years past we have been repeatedly asked to recommend 

 some book that would serve as an introduction to the study of entomology and enable young 

 collectors to make a satisfactory beginning in the pursuit. Hitherto we have been 

 unable to mention any single work that would answer the purpose, and we have felt 

 constrained to tell enquirers that they must procure several books, for instance, Kirby 

 and Spence's Entomology, Harris's Insects Injurious to Vegetation, etc. and even then 

 not have what they want. Dr. Packard's new book is certainly one that has long been 

 wanted, though we fear that it is a little too technical in its language and too abstruse 

 in its treatment of some of the subjects to exactly meet the requirements of beginners. 

 We think too that the author has not been judicious in the arrangement of the matter; 

 the first two chapters on the Structure of Insects and their growth and metamorphosis 

 will, we fear, prove rather repellant to one who has collected a few specimens and wants 

 to know something about them and what to do with them. They are carefully written 

 and give an admirable summary of what every student of entomology requires to know ; 

 but they are a little beyond the youthful mind, or the uninstructed powers of the ordi- 



