814 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Dec, 



Urocoptidce and Mcgaspiridce, the results being published in the Manual 

 of Conchology, of which 322 pages and 62 plates have been issued during 

 this 3'ear. 



Throughout the year Mr. Vanatta has rendered invaluable assistance 

 in the work of the department. 



Respectfully submitted, 



H. A. PiLSBRY, 



Conservator. 



The Extomological Section. 



The Section has received many valuable additions to its cabinets 

 during the year about to close, the largest being the collection of lepi- 

 doptera presented by the heirs of ^Ir. Charles A. Blake. This is con- 

 tained in 70 book-boxes and numl^ers al30ut 6.000 specimens. Import- 

 ant collections of orthoptera have been purchased, to the number of 

 1.360. They came from New Mexico, Arizona, Costa Rica, Argentina, 

 Japan and Mexico. Mr. Morgan Hebard has presented an interesting 

 and valuable collection of orthoptera from ^lichigan, numbering over 

 a thousand specimens. Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell has donated 596 hy- 

 menoptera from New Mexico, and Mr. Henry I;. Viereck has added 

 1,879 insects from various parts of the United States. The total 

 number of specimens received by purchase or donation was 16.597. 

 Some of these were types of new species and genera and a considerable 

 number were new to the collection. Nine new genera and 56 new spe- 

 cies were described by members of the Section during the j'ear. The 

 greater portion of the material received has been relaxed, mounted, 

 furnished with data labels and incorporated in the various collections. 

 One hundred and twelve Schmitt boxes have been purchased and four 

 tin moth and dust-proof cases to hold them. Ten meetings of the 

 Section have been held with an average attendance of fourteen persons. 

 Thirty verbal communications have been made at the meetings, and 

 the proceedings of the meetings have been jniblished in Entomological 

 News. One member died and two associates have been elected. 

 Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section has 

 been completed to the end of volume fourteen, with 340 pages and 

 15 plates. The collections and library have been used to a greater 

 extent than ever, both by students here and from other institutions. 



