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MONTREAL BRANCH OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF 



ONTARIO. 



The sixteenth annual meeting of the Montreal Branch was held on May 15th 

 1889, at 8 o'clock, p.m. 



The President read the following report of the Council for the year : — 



Sixteenth Annual Report of the Montreal Branch of The Entomo- 

 logical Society of Ontario. 



The Council in submitting their report for the year 1888-89, have much 

 pleasure in recording a decided improvement in the condition of the Branch since 

 the last annual meeting. 



During the year eight meeting have been held at which the following papers 

 were read : — 



1. List of Butterflies taken at Cap a l'Aigle, P. Q. — E. C. Trenholme. 



2. The Butterflies of Northern British America. — H. H. Lyman. 



3. Notes on the forms of Lycoma pseudargiolus found at Montreal. — E. C. 

 Trenholme. 



4. Historical Sketch of the Montreal Branch. — H. H. Lyman. 



5. Notes on Hipparchia or Satyrus. — H. H. Lyman. 



The members had the pleasure of the attendance of the President of the 

 parent society at the March meeting, at which an interesting discussion on the 

 species of the genus Pamphila took place. 



During the year one member, Mr. Albert Holden, has resigned. 



The President of the Branch had the honour of being elected the Society 's 

 delegate to the Royal Society of Canada, and attended the meeting of that dis- 

 tinguished body on May 7th of the present year. 



In conclusion the Council would again urge the members to greater activity 

 in the study of the science ; not to be merely collectors of these beautiful loans, 

 but to study their habits and life-histories, as much still remains to be done in 

 this department and the work, though requiring patient care, is most interesting. 



Submitted on behalf of the Council. 



H. H. LYMAN, 



President. 



The Secretary-Treasurer submitted the financial report. 



The reports having been adopted, the following officers were elected for the 

 ensuing year: — President, H. H. Lyman; Vice-President, F. B. Caulfield ; Secre- 

 tary-Treasurer, E. C. Trenholme ; Council, J. F. Haussen, A. F. Winn. 



The President showed specimens of Goenonympha ampelos, JS 7 isoniades pro- 

 pertius, Pamphila agricola, and Halisidota sobrina, from Victoria, B. C. 

 Lycoinx/j ne/jlecta (pupa) from Vancouver Island, and Nemeophila Selwynii from 

 Nepigon. 



Mr. Winn reported that Pieris napi oleracea had been taken in some num- 

 bers during the spring and Brephos infans seen. 



E. C. TRENHOLME, 



Secretary-Treasurer 



