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REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. 



During the j^ear 1884, the Entomological Section has held 

 its regular monthly meetings, dispensing as usual with those 

 of July and August. The attendance has been fair, but by no 

 means so large as is desirable. It was found that several 

 members had been prevented from attending the Section, 

 owing to other engagements. To remedy this, and with a hope 

 that the change would be beneficial, by accommodating more 

 persons, the Section, at its meeting held December 8, voted to 

 change the time of meeting from the second Friday night to the 

 fourth Monday night of each month, commencing January, 1885. 

 The failure to secure additions to the membership has been very 

 discouraging to the members of the Section, and it is earnestly 

 hoped that the members of the Academy will assist in increasing 

 the number. 



The collections under the supervision of the Section, are at 

 present in quite good condition. Much work has been done in 

 the way of disinfecting and arranging the specimens. In an ento- 

 mological cabinet this requires constant watchfulness, and cannot 

 be dispensed with. The thanks of the Section are due to Mr. S. 

 F. Aaron for much of this work. 



Additions to the collection during the past year have been 

 quite small. This has been principally owing to the fact, that 

 those members generally most active in collecting, have been 

 compelled by other more pressing calls, to defer such work to 

 the future. 



In connection with the American Entomological Society, there 

 have been published, during the year, articles upon Entomology, 

 amounting to 335 pages of printed matter, together with 9 plates. 

 In addition, there has been printed a biographical sketch of John 

 L. Le Conte, M. D., late Director of the Section, written by S. H. 

 Scudder, also posthumous papers of the same gentleman, edited 

 by Dr. Geo. H. Horn, comprising in all 68 pages, making a total of 

 403 printed pages. These entomological contributions continue 

 to maintain the high standard of the journal in which they 

 appear. 



At the meeting held December 8, the following were elected 

 officers of the Section for the year 1885 : — 



