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Mr. Currie presented the following paper : 



AN INSECT-COLLECTING TRIP TO BRITISH COLUMBIA. 

 By ROI.LA P. CURRIE. 



During the past summer I was enabled, through the kindness 

 of Dr. H. G. Dyar, leave of absence having been granted me by 

 the U. S. National Museum, to spend about ten weeks, in com 

 pany with Dr. Dyar and Mr. A. N. Caudell, in an investigation 

 of the insect fauna of the Kootenay District of British Columbia. 

 Our headquarters during this time was the town of Kaslo, situ 

 ated towards the northern end and on the western shore of 

 Kootenay Lake. Dr. Dyar was the first to arrive on the ground, 

 reaching Kaslo on the z8th of May, while the writer arrived on 

 the 8th of June, and Mr. Caudell on the i5th. 



Although occupied principally with collecting and rearing 

 Lepidoptera and mosquitoes, Dr. Dyar nevertheless found time 

 to secure many other insects of various orders. Mr. Caudell did 

 a good share of the collecting although the work of inflating 

 lepidopterous larvae, which fell to his lot, frequently monopolized 

 his time. The writer, therefore, was the only member of the 

 party who was able to devote himself exclusively to general col 

 lecting. 



We are much indebted to Mr. J. Win. Cockle, part proprietor 

 of the Kaslo Hotel and a pioneer in British Columbia, for what 

 success we achieved on the trip. Mr. Cockle is an enthusiastic 

 student and collector of Lepidoptera, and possesses a large and 

 handsome collection of the species occurring in eastern British 

 Columbia. He often accompanied us on our trips and planned 

 several special excursions to interesting localities for our benefit. 

 His thorough knowledge of the region was of great help to us 

 and his interest in our expedition, as manifested not only by do 

 nations of specimens but in many other ways, added much to the 

 pleasure of our stay. 



I desire to express our thanks to Mr. W. R. Allen, Secretary 

 of the Kaslo & Slocan Railway, for many kindnesses. Mr. 

 Allen at one time made a collection of British Columbia Lepi 

 doptera and presented it to the University of Oxford. Although 

 not actively engaged in collecting at the time of our visit, he 

 nevertheless secured a number of specimens for us, and we cap 

 tured many good moths in front of the photographic laboratory 

 in his garden, at the electric light which he obligingly left burn 

 ing for us. He accompanied us on one of our trips and has had 

 printed for us a fine set of his photographs of local scenery. He 



