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The Council regret that the office of Secretary -Treasurer was left vacant in the early 

 part of this year, owing to the removal from London of Mr. J. H. Bowman, but since 

 his departure, and at the request of the Council, the work has been performed very effici- 

 ently by Mr. W. E. Saunders. We take pleasure in calling attention to the satisfactory 

 condition of our funds, as shown by the statement of the Secretary-Treasurer. 



Submitted on behalf of the Council. 



W. E. Saunders, 



Sec-Treasurer pro tern. 



MONTREAL BRANCH OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. 



SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



At the close of the seventh year of the Society's existence, your Council beg to present 

 their annual report. The retrospect of the year in Entomological matters, is a pleasant 

 one. Nine meetings have been held, the attendance at which has been good, and the in- 

 tercourse of the members has been both agreeable and instructive. Besides the eight 

 papers, whose titles are hereafter given, many valuable observations on insect life have 

 been recorded in our minutes, which will be of great assistance to us in the future. 



Your Council would also notice that during the summer of last year, several enjoy- 

 able collecting excursions were participated in by the members, resulting in the discovery 

 of several species of insects hitherto unknown in this locality. On the whole, it is with 

 great pleasure that your Council report the Society to be satisfactorily progressing in the 

 study of our science. 



The papers read during the year are as follows : 



1. "A description of the male Alypia MacCullochii, Kirby." — By Wm. Couper. 



2. " Notes on a species of Cossus taken at Montreal." — By F. B. Caulfield. 



3. "The milk plant, its insect parasites, red and black in colour." — By Wm. Couper. 



4. "How to preserve specimens of insects." — By G. J. Bowles. 



5. " On luminous insects." — By Geo. H. Bowles. 



6. £ ' Montreal Hymenoptera." — By Wm. Couper. 



7. " Notes on rearing Lepidoptera." — By H. H. Lyman. 



8. " Some of the insects that frequent the orchard and garden." — (Rev. F. W. Fyles). 

 Selected by G. J. Bowles. 



The study of the Hymenoptera of Montreal has been taken up by Mr. Couper, whose 

 capacity and experience render it certain that the task will be well performed, and result 

 in a great increase in our knowledge of that interesting order. Your Council would re- 

 commend the members to follow his example, and, during the coming season, give special 

 attention to other divisions which hitherto we have almost neglected, namely, the Diptera, 

 Orthoptera, Hemiptera and Neuroptera. 



The following works have been added to the Society's library during the year : — 



" Monograph of the Diptera of North America." Part 3, 4 plates, by H. Loew. 



"New species of North America Coleoptera." Part 1, by J. L. Leconte. 



"The Coleoptera of Kansas and Eastern New Mexico." 2 plates, J. L. Leconte. 



" Synopsis of the Melolonthidae of the United States." J. L. Leconte. 



" Catalogue of Coleoptera adjacent to the Boundary Line between the United States 

 and Mexico." 1 plate, J. L. Leconte. 



" Revision of the Buprestidae of the United States." 1 plate, J. L. Leconte. 



" Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario for 1879." 



"Report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Montreal, 1879." 



The following were presented by the Royal University of Christiana : — 



" On the Mollusca of the Arctic Regions." One large volume and two pamphlets. 



" A list of Norwegian Lepidoptera taken in 1876." 



The Secretary and Treasurer's cash statement is submitted herewith, and shows the 

 -;finances to be in a satisfactory condition. 



