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SuggestioAS as to the form and scope of the catalogue, and the method of 

 preparation, were drawn up and submitted to the members in a circular, issued on 

 March 10th, 1911, with a request that it should be considered, and that further 

 suggestions should be submitted. 



Opinions on the suggestions which were submitted and further suggestions on 

 the part of members of the committee have resulted in the formation of the fol- 

 lowing scheme, which will be adopted in the preparation of the catalogue, as they 

 represent the views of a majority of the members. 



1. The list will be entitled, " A Catalogue of the Insects of Canada and New- 

 foundland," and it will include all sp.ecies known to occur in Canada (including 

 Labrador) and Newfoundland, whether previously recorded or not. Alaskan species 

 will not be included, but may be published as an appendix. 



2. The various species will be classified under the orders, sub-orders, families, 

 sub-families, and genera, in ascending order wherever possible. The arrangement of 

 the genera will be systematic and, so far as is possible, the species also. 



3. The names will be given of the authors of all generic and specific names 

 mentioned, with the date (year) in the case of each genus. 



4. Under each species will be given : 



(a) A reference to one or two good descriptions of the insect, not neces- 

 sarily the original one ; these will be descriptions which are as accessible 

 as possible. If possible reference will be given to a good published 

 figure, and if such is contained in one of the references it will be in- 

 dicated by the addition of (fig.) after the reference. 



(6) The geographical distribution within Canada and Newfoundland; this 

 will be indicated, as a rule, by Provinces, in order from East to West, 

 e. g., N. S., Ont., B. C, etc. The characteristic faunal zones inhabited 

 by the species will be indicated, so far as it may be possible, by abbre- 

 viations ; thus: Ar. — Arctic, H. — Hudsonian, C. — Canadian, T. — Tran- 

 sition. Where a species is known from a few localities only, the names 

 of these will be given with the name of the captor in cases where the 

 species recorded is of great rarity. 



(c) If the type locality of a species is Canadian it will be given, and the 

 places where type specimens of Canadian species are deposited will also 

 be given when possible. 



(d) The Latin name of the chief food plants will be given in the case of 

 the Lepidoptera, Cecidomyidse, Aphidse, Coccidge, phytophagous Hy- 

 menoptera and Coleoptera. (Gray's New Manual of Botany, 1908, 

 will be used throughout for the names of the food plants). 



(e) In the case of parasitic species the name of the host or chief hoses 

 will be given wherever known. 



5. Recent important changes in synonymy will be noticed. 



6. In the case of new and previously unpublished records the collector's name 

 will be given in every case. 



7. No species of which there is no trustworthy record or specimen available is 

 to be included. 



8. Fossil species will be included, and also introduced species, including green- 

 house species, but the fact that they have been introduced will be indicated in those 

 cases in which the fact is known. 



The work of preparing the catalogue will be divided among the members, ap- 

 proximately, as follows : 



