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of the names of Thorell, of Montpellier, and Kulszynski, of 

 Cracow. 



The lack of systematic papers is evidenced by the fact that in 

 running over our Proceedings I notice descriptions of but 95 new 

 species and 13 new genera. The absence of papers of this 

 character undoubtedly adds to the readability of our Proceedings, 

 but it is a question whether a more frequent publication of careful 

 work of this character would not establish for the Proceedings a 

 more ready sale. Most entomologists are systematists, and the 

 possession of copies of the descriptions of all species in the group 

 which one is studying is almost a sine qua now to one who is 

 working upon classification. 



Upon this point it may be stated that the majority of the active 

 members of the Society are entomologists by profession. Our 

 Proceedings offer a channel of publication for notes of the 

 character indicated above, but these notes by no means comprise 

 even a large proportion of the working output of the contributors. 

 Their economic results find space in the publications of the De 

 partment of Agriculture, while the results of their systematic 

 labors are published in the Proceedings of the U. S. National 

 Museum or in the transactions of learned societies. Our own 

 Proceedings would be overwhelmed with matter of a systematic 

 character had we the means to publish more extensively, and this 

 brings us to the question of funds. 



We have published in all, in the ten years of our existence, 

 785 pages, and this has cost us $1,457.43, as ^ am informed by 

 the Treasurer, Mr. Schwarz, who has drawn up for me the 

 figures which I shall now use. The cost of printing has been 

 divided as follows : 



April 6, 1886, Vol. i, No. i, - - $52.58 



March 19, 1888, 2, - - 146.88 



April 6, 1889, 3, 128.25 



June 6, 1890, " 4, - - 207.25 



Volume I complete, - - $534-9^ 



April 8, 1891, Vol. 2, No. i, $273.27 



July 2, 1892, " 2, - 216.35 



January, 27, 1893, " 3, 157- 



July 19, 1893, 4, - 144.00 



Volume II complete, - $790.62 



April 6, 1894, Vol. 3, No. i, $131.85 W^S 



Total Proceedings, - - $1,457-43 



