1864.] 437 



STATED MEETING, December 12. 



President Bland in the Chair. 



The Annual Report of the Recording Secretary was read, as fol- 

 lows : — 



REPORT OF THE RECORDING SECRETARY FOR THE YEAR 1864. 



Again we have assembled together to review the labors of the 

 Society during th6 past year, and in presenting this, the Fourth An- 

 nual Report, the Recording Secretary takes pleasure in stating that 

 naught but success has attended the efforts put forth to advance the 

 science of Entomology. Although the labors are participated in but 

 by a small portion of the members, yet much has been accomplished, 

 and much valuable information has been given to the scientific world. 

 The Society has succeeded in carving out for itself a name amongst 

 the Scientific Institutions of the world, that will not soon be blotted out. 



The Reports of the Committees in charge of the several departments, 

 which will be submitted this evening for your inspection, will go far 

 to substantiate the truth of what has been stated. 



The Cabinet has received large and valuable additions thereto, 

 particularly the orders, Coleopttiva, Hymenoptera and Ilemiptera.* 

 Among the contributions, I would particularize the valuable collections 

 of Cuban Coleoptera, Hipnenoptera and Ilemiptera^ formerly belong- 

 ing to Prof. Felipe Poey of Havana, Cuba, which said collections were 

 purchased by our much esteemed fellow member Dr Thos. B. Wilson, 



'••■The following extracts made from the Reports of the Committees in charge 

 of the various departments, will exhibit the condition of the Cabinet at the 

 present time : — 



Cohoptera now in the Collecti 



Lepidoptera " " 



Hymcyioptera " " 



Diptera " " 



Neuroptera " " 



Orthoptera " " 



sicmiptcva, ] I, ,f Q^r n i, (jQ., • (, 



Aptera | 



Making a total of 12,025 species, being an increase of 3,000 species during 

 the past year. 



