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Currie, Rolla P. An Insect Collecting Trip to British Columbia, 

 Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash-, vol. VI., p. 24. — This paper, although it does not 

 attempt to cover all the insects noticed or studied during the visit of Messrs. 

 Dyar, Caudell and Currie to Kaslo, B.C., gives much valuable information 

 regarding the region, the plants and insects which were noted in the differ- 

 ent localities in the Kootenai District visited by the above named gentle- 

 men. It will be of special interest to anyone contemplating a visit to that 

 interesting part of British Columbia. 



Dyar, Harrison G. Notes on the Mosquitoes of British Columbia, 

 Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vol. VI., p. 37. — Twenty different species of mos- 

 quitoes are noted in this article, represented by 1,238 specimens collected in 

 1903. Biologic notes are given of many of the species. 



Beutenmueller, Wm. American Museum Journal, vol. IV., No. 4. 

 (Reprint.) The Insect-Galls of the Vicinity of New York City.— This is a 

 most useful pamphlet of 38 pages, and will be found of great value in the 

 identification of many of the insect-galls about which so little is known- 

 87 different species of gall insects are listed and an illustration of the gall 

 in each instance given. 



Specjalists. 



The records received this year are again chiefly made up from the work 

 of lepidopterists and coleopterists. Collections have been made in other 

 orders ; but the number of certain identifications is smaller than was hoped 

 might be the case, and the recording of these, except in a few instances, does 

 not seem to be advisable just now. On the whole decidedly more interest 

 was shown in the study of various orders during 1904 than for many years 

 past. Mr. R, V. Harvey, of Vancouver, has done much in encouraging the 

 British Columbian collectors and holding them together. He has also pub- 

 lished a list of the Butterflies of his province, which will form a basis for 

 future work. The Rev. G. W- Taylor, has .pushed forward his studies of 

 the geometridse and is now in correspondence with nearly all the collectors 

 in the Dominion. It is to be hoped that before long Mr. Taylor will see 

 his way to publish the results of his labours. Mr. J. W. Cockle at Kaslo, 

 and Messrs. F. H. Wolley-Dod and A. F. Hudson at Millarville, Alta., 

 have made great advance in their studies of the noctuidse. Mr. T. N. 



Willing at Regina, and the Criddle brothers at Aweme, Man., have added 

 largely to their general collections of insects. Mr. E. F- Heath, at Cart- 

 wright, in Southern Manitoba, has collected vigorously and added much to 

 the local fauna of his province. In Montreal Messrs. H. H. Lyman, A. F. 

 Winn and C. Stevenson have been actively at work on the life histories of 

 lepidoptera. At Ottawa Mr- C. H. Young has made extensive collections 

 in some of the families of the lepidoptera and has sent them to specialists, 

 all of whom comment upon the great excellence of his mountings. In the 

 Division of Entomology at the Central Experimental Farm the entomolo- 

 gists have devoted much time to working out life histories, and besides 

 have endeavored to help and encourage students in all orders. 



Active Woekers. 



Th? following list gives the names of the most active workers in Can- 

 ada which have been heard from during the past year. There are doubt- 



