84 The Ottawa Naturalist. [Aug. 



4th, 1910, it was unanimously agreed that the preparation of a 

 catalogue of Canadian insects was desirable, and that such a list 

 should be dedicated to Dr. C. J. S. Belhune, in recognition of his 

 long and valuable services to Canadian entomology as Editor 

 of The Canadian Entomologist. A special committee of the 

 society was appointed to arrange for and take charge of the work 

 of preparing the proposed catalogue. 



The following members constitute the committee: Dr. 

 E. M. Walker, (Pres.), Dr. C. Gordon Hewitt (Vice-Pres.), 

 Messrs. G. Chagnon, N. Criddle, J. D. Evans, Arthur Gibson, W. 

 H. Harrington, T. D. Jarvis, H. H. Lyman, G. A. Moore, G. E. 

 Sanders, J. M. Swaine, A. F. Winn, F. H. Wolley-Dod and Prof. 

 T. D. A. Cockered. 



Suggestions as to the form and scope of the catalogue, and 

 the method of preparation, were drawn up and submitted to the 

 members in a circular, issued on March 10th, 1911, with a request 

 that it should be considered, and that further suggestions should 

 be submitted. 



Opinions which were submitted on the subject, and further 

 suggestions on the part of members of the committee, have re- 

 sulted in the formation of the following scheme, which will be 

 adopted in the preparation cf the catalogue, as they represent 

 the views of the majority of the members. 



1. The list will be entitled, "A Catalogue of the Insects of 

 Canada and Newfoundland," and it will include all species 

 known to occur in Canada, (including Labrador) and Newfound- 

 land, whether previously recorded or not. Alaskan species will 

 not be included, but may be published as an appendix. 



2. The various species will be classified under the orders, 

 sub-orders, families, sub-families, and genera, in ascending 

 order wherever possible. The arrangement of the genera will be 

 svstematie and, so far as is possible, the species also. 



3. The names will be given of the authors of all generic and 

 specific names mentioned, with the date (year) in the case of each 

 genus. 



4. Under each species will be given : 



(a). A reference to one or two good descriptions of the 

 insect, not necessarily the original one; these will be 

 descriptions which are as accessible as possible. If 

 possible, reference will be given to a good published 

 figure, and if such is contained in one of the references 

 it will be indicated by the addition of (fig.) after the 

 reference. 



(b). The geographical distribution within -Canada and 

 Newfoundland ; this will be indicated, as a rule, by 



