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VI. — Miscellaneous. 



The correspondence work of the Entomological Section 

 continues to be very heavy and the numerous inquiries 

 regarding insect pests, received from all over India, are 

 dealt with as fully as possible. During the year 1,690 

 letters were issued and 1,385 received, but these numbers do 

 not include a large mass of correspondence and papers dealt 

 with demi-officially. 



VII. — Insect Survey. 



The collections continue in good order and numerous 

 additions have been made by specimens collected during 

 tours and those sent in by correspondents. Neuroptera 

 were received back named from Mr. N. Banks, Ichneu- 

 monidse from Mr. Morley, and Orthoptera named by the 

 late W. F. Kirby. The Chalcididae have been sent to Dr. 

 L. O. Howard, of Washington, who has kindly consented 

 to have them determined, and the Rutelidse to Mr. G. Arrow 

 for his ll Fauna " volume on this group. The whole of the 

 collections will be placed in one series, in order that the 

 whole of the information available concerning any one 

 species may be available in one place, and this work has been 

 commenced. 



VIII. — Programme of work for 1914-15. 



This will follow generally in the lines of work of the 

 current year as outlined in the present report, and will 

 include general investigations of crop-pests, and especially 

 of the pests of rice, sugarcane and cotton, of fruit-trees 

 and of stored grain. A commencement has been made of 

 collection of information for a general book on the crop- 

 pests of India and progress in this will be continued, as 

 also in the publication of information regarding life- 

 histories of pests and coloured plates, of which a large 

 number are now ready for printing. Work and experi- 

 ments in silk, lac and bee-keeping will be continued, and 



