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Natural History 
nearly exterminated by their natural parasite, the. Ichneumon fly (I cestus, 
Cress), and the Chrysalides by the attacks of a funguous disease which 
Professor James Fletcher has had identified by Professor Roland Thaller as 
►SPOROTRICHUM globuliferum, Spegazzini, a fungus which lias done 
splendid work in attacking many other obnoxious insects, the ova also were 
to a great extent destroyed by a beautiful little PROCTOTRYPTD. Owing 
to these combined circumstances the trees in Beacon Hill Park last year 
were at their best, being in full leaf and throwing a shade which gave grati- 
fication to pleasure seekers during the hot summer. 
No great work was done in collecting COLEOPTERA, with perhaps the 
exception of capturing that rare beetle Ulochsetes leoninus, which is one of 
the few short winged species of this family in our fauna, a single specimen 
being taken at Alert Bay (Can Ent, XXIII, p. 283.), and a few other rare 
specimens being collected in Victoria, names of which have yet to be re- 
ceived. 
Many DIPTERA were collected, names unknown with the exception of 
Anisopogon ludius, n sp., named by Mr. D. W. Coquillett, Los Angeles, 
Calf, which was captured at Coldstream, on Mount Austin (Can Ent, 
XXV, p. 21). 
Amongst the ARACHNID.ZE very little was achieved, the species taken 
being collected more for friends than study. However a few specimens 
were kindly named by Hr. Nathan Banks, of Washington, H. C., amongst 
them being new species of P ARDOR A, and CORIARACTINE, also a 
variety of EPEIRA insularis, Hentz. 
The Society tenders its thanks to the following gentlemen for their kind 
assistance in naming and donating specimens, and helping its members to 
classify their captures : Mr. W. H. Edwards, Coalburgh, W. Va.; Mr. B. 
Neumoegen, New York ; Professor James Fletcher, Ottawa, and Professor 
J. B. Smith, Washington, D. C. 
It is the sincere desire of the entomological members of this Society to 
see the Museum collection increase, and to that end they. intend as far as 
possible to contribute series or types of all species captured, so that not only 
the members, but visitors, may obtain what information is possible as to the 
Entomology of British Columbia, especially as regards the LEPIDOPTERA. 
Among the gifts to the Museum cabinet in 1892, were rare Coleoptera from 
Professor James Fletcher, including. LIPAROOEPHALCS brevipennis, 
which was only previously known by the unique type specimen. Various 
RHOPALOCERA and HETEROCERA was presented by members, and 
the specimen of Ulochsetes leoninus was from Mr. Harry Pidcock. 
