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During the year ten meetings have heen held, one of which, viz. : that in June, held at the residenco 

 of Mr. Trenholme, in Cote St. Antoine, was primarily devoted to collecting nocturnal lepidoptera. 

 The following papers were read during the year : — 



1. The North American Callimorphas ; A Reply to Critics. H. H. Lyman. 



2. Some Insects injurious to the Oak ; F. B. Caulfield. 



3. Notes on the Lepidoptera of Little Metis, P. Que. A. F. Winn. 

 3. A Trip to Mount Mansfield. H. H. Lyman. 



5. Note on the Occurrence of Erebia Discoidalis at Sudbury, Ont. H. H. Lyman. 



6. Notes on some species of Coccinellidae found at Montreal. F. B. Caulfield. 



7. Entomology of Pittsfield, Mass. P. M. Dawson. 



8. Note on the occurrence of Lepisesia fiavofasciata at Ormstown, P. Que. H. H. Lyman. 



9. Various notes on Coleoptera. J. F. Hansen. 



Comparatively little field work was done during the collecting season of 1889, owing to the unusual 

 scarcity of insects of those orders studied by the members, and though the prospects for this season are 

 not as yet very encouraging, we may hope that more will be done, especially with the increased member- 

 ship of the Branch ; and it must also be remembered that even in an unfavourable season good work may 

 be done in discovering the preparatory stages and foodplants of insects where these are unknown, or only 

 partially known, as was the case last season in regard to Grapta J. album, which was bred by two of our 

 members. 



Submitted on behalf of the Council. 



(Signed) H. H. LYMAN, President 



The Secretary-Treasurer then subraitted the financial statement, shewing a 

 balance on hand of $8.77. 



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

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

 Secretary-Treasurer, A. F. Winn ; Council, E. C. Trenholme and J. F. Hansen. 



The President then read an interesting paper, " Notes on Argynnis freya 

 A. Chariclea, and H. Montinus," dealing with the differences between these 

 species and illustrating them by specimens. 



(Signed) E. C. TRENHOLME, 



Sec-Treasurer . 



ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE TREASURER. 

 Receipts, 1889-90. 



Membership fees $229 53 



Sale? of Entomologist 110 89 



" pins, cork, etc 144 54 



Advertisements 13 1 



Government grant < 1,000 00 



Interest 10 08 



BaLince from last year 121 73 



SI, 629 96 



Expenditure, 1889-90. 



Printing *^31 75 



Report and meeting expenses lo4 15 



Library ^7 26 



Purchase of collections, etc 318 52 



Expense account (postage, stationery, etc) 91 6d 



Rent 80 00 



Insurance ^ 



Grants to Editor, Secretary and Librarian 200 00 



Cork, pins, etc - 107 69 



Balance 



$1,629 96 



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