PREFACE 



Owing to the great difficulty which Entomologists have experienced in obtaining a 

 full list of names of the species identified in Canada for labelling their cabinet specimens 

 during the last few years, the Natural History Society of Toronto decided to under- 

 take the compilation of this Label List, together with a Check List, for convenience in 

 exchanging specimens. 



The Family and Generic names are printed in bold type for convenient and rapid 

 overlooking. 



There is a total of 5852 identified species — all of which are reported by some good 

 authority as being Canadian. " Gender signs " have been introduced in the order 

 Hymenoptera, which will be found a great advantage. In the Apidse, Vespidse and 

 Formicidse, the sign used to represent the neuters is 8, as adopted by Provancher and 

 other authorities. It is to be hoped that those Orders and Families, which are poorly 

 represented on the list, and which do not indicate much research in Canada, will be taken 

 up by some specialists. 



It is particularly desired that the name of any species not mentioned here will be 

 sent to the compilers, as it is intended to publish additions and corrections as occasion 

 demands. 



Since going to press quite a number of new species in the different Orders have been 

 received from correspondents in the Northwest Territory, and British Columbia, which 

 must appear in the first supplement. 



W. BRODIE, L.D.S. 



J. E. WHITE, MB. * 



Toronto Nat. Hist. Society, July, 1883. 



N.B. — Copies of this, or Check List, may be obtained upon application to the Secretary, 

 Natural History Society, Canadian Institute, Toronto. 



