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gress has been made in arranging the Lepidoptera, the work of 
Mr Walker; while Mr Young has given much attention to 
the Coleoptera, and this order will soon be in a very satisfac- 
tory condition. The collection prepared for exhibition at the 
Pan-American Exposition has been installed in the museum and 
is now accessible to the public. A number of additions have 
been made to it, and desirable specimens are being added as fast 
as secured. <A special collection, illustrating the characteristics 
of some of our more important mosquitos, has been put on 
exhibition. 
New quarters. The past year is the first entire one in the 
present quarters; and the additional facilities afforded by them 
have proved of greatest value and permitted the undertaking 
of work which would have been impossible under earlier 
conditions. It was thought at the time the present quarters 
were assigned that there was ample space, but insects and exam- 
ples of their work have accumulated so rapidly that a crowded 
condition is already beginning to prevail. 
Voluntary observers. The work of the voluntary observers 
begun in 1899 has been continued, but, owing to the unusually 
cold, rainy season, there has been comparatively little to report. 
The observations made are published under the usual head 
[see p. 144]. 
Acknowledgments. The entomologist is under deep obligations 
to a number of professional workers. To Dr L. O. Howard, chief 
of the division of entomology of the United States Department 
of Agriculture, and his staff, special acknowledgments are due 
for the determination of a number of insects and for information 
supplied. Professor J. H. Comstock of Cornell University has 
kindly aided in prosecuting the work on aquatic insects during 
the past summer, and our thanks are due him for these services. 
It is a pleasure to acknowledge the continued support of the 
office by its many friends and to feel that our efforts have been 
so highly appreciated by those in authority. 
Respectfully submitted 
ErHraimM Porter FELT 
Office of the State Entomologist State Entomologist 
Albany, Oct. 15, 1902 
