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have presented short notes. Of the 341 formal papers, all of 

 which have been published, either in full or by abstract, in our 

 proceedings, 257, or more than $, have been read by 9 members, 

 viz., Messrs. Schwarz, Riley, Howard, Marx, Smith, Ashmead, 

 Townsend, Marlatt, and Lugger. We need not look far for the 

 most prolific member of the Society. Every one present could 

 pick him out without a suggestion from me. Mr. Schwarz has 

 read 65 papers before the Society, or more than ^ of the whole 

 number of papers presented. He has averaged about of a paper 

 at every meeting. Not very far behind him comes Professor 

 Riley with 49 papers. Frequent absence from Washington, no 

 doubt, accounts for the fact that Professor Riley does not head 

 the list. He has, however, nearly made up for these absences 

 by activity when present, and on one occasion he read no less 

 than four papers at the same meeting. Following Professor Riley 

 come Mr. Howard with 37 papers, Dr. Marx with 33, Dr. Smith 

 with 23, Mr. Ashmead with 15, Mr. Townsend with 13, Mr. 

 Marlatt with 12, and Professor Lugger with 10. Dr. Fox in the 

 comparatively short term of his membership read six papers, and 

 Mr. Hubbard has read the same number. Mr. Heidemann has 

 presented five, and Mr. Hopkins, with an active interest in the 

 Society which other neighboring corresponding members should 

 imitate, has also presented five. Mr. Mann, Judge Johnson, 

 Mr. Banks, and Mr. Fernow have each presented four papers. 

 Dr. Horn, Mr. Dodge, Mr. Ulke, Professor Uhler, Mr. Chittenden, 

 and Dr. Stiles have each presented three papers. Captain Casey, 

 Mr. Pergande, Mr. Sherman, Dr. Bergroth, and Mr. Benton 

 have read two each, while Dr. Barnard, Professor Murdoch, 

 Professor Osborn, Mr. Liebeck, Mr. Coville, Baron Osten 

 Sacken, Mr. Linell, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Mally, Professor 

 Summers, Dr. Gill, Professor Doran, Professor Poulton, Mr. 

 Cockerell, Mr. Davis, Mr. Masius, and Mr. Webster have read 

 one each ; making a grand total of 341 , or an average of from three 

 to four papers at every meeting which the Society has held. 



It is in the character of the papers presented that our Society 

 differs rather widely from any other entomological society in 

 existence, so far as I am able to judge, and the most distinguish 

 ing feature, when we glance over the list of papers as a whole, lies 

 in the fact that the habits of insects, their life-histories and trans 

 formations, and topics of wider range have engaged our attention 

 to a much greater extent than bare, systematic papers. It has 

 resulted from this fact that our proceedings are widely read and 

 are found to be of more general interest than the publications of 

 other societies. A well-known entomologist, writing to the 

 Corresponding Secretary in acknowledgment of the receipt of 

 one of the numbers of our proceedings, stated that he picked it up 



