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(avi) Anthribidae to Dr. K. Jordan. 

 {ocvii) Rhynchota to Mr. W. L. Distant. 

 (xviii) Tetriginse to Dr. J. L. Hancock. 

 (ocix) Cicindelidae to Mr. S. W. Kemp. 

 (ccx) Aquatic Rhynchota to Mr. C. A. Paiva. 

 {%%i) Bruchidas to Dr. G. A. K. Marshall. 

 (xccii) Hispinae and Cassidinae to Professor S. Maulik. 



Various collections of Indian insects have been received 

 and named and returned as far as possible. These included 

 collections sent by the Forest Research Institute, the Pro- 

 vincial Agricultural Departments and by numerous corres- 

 pondents. 



VIII. Third Entomological Meeting. 



The Third Entomological Meeting was held at Pusa 

 from 3rd to 15th February, 1919, and was well attended 

 by delegates and visitors from India, Ceylon and Egypt. 

 Over ninety subjects, mostly dealt with in written papers, 

 were laid before the Meeting which may be said to have 

 been highly successful. A short account was written for 

 the April (1919) Number of the " Agricultural Journal of 

 India," and a full Report of the Proceedings has been 

 submitted for publication, so that it seems unnecessary to 

 say more here except to affirm that such Meetings are of 

 very real value and interest to all concerned in the study of 

 Indian insects. 



IX. Programme of work for 1919-20. 



Major. 



This will follow generally on the lines of work of the 

 current year and will include general investigations of crop- 

 pests and "especially of the pests of sugarcane, rice and 

 cotton, of fruit-trees, and of stored grain. 



Minor. 



Results in various lines of work require to be written 

 up and published as far as possible. Work and experi- 

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



