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Report of the Library and Cabinet Committee of the Entomological 



Society. 



During the past year the Foreign Coleoptera have been removed into the Cabinet 

 presented by Mr. Bond, and the arrangement of the British Lepidoptera, in the Cabi- 

 net that thus became empty, is far advanced. 



The Foreign Insects that have been presented to the Society for some years past 

 still remain in the boxes in which they arrived, and it is very desiiable that they should 

 be incorporated into the Collection and named, but in consequence of the amount of 

 time that would be required if the Curator were to do this, we beg to suggest 

 that some of the Members, conversant with Exotic Insects, should be requested to as- 

 sist him. Mauy duplicates would be the result of the arrangement, and we would sug- 

 gest whether it would not be desirable to offer them to the Members and Subscribers 

 in exchange, more particularly for British Insects. 



Some glasses are required for the Cabinets, and the drawers in that presented by 

 Mr. Bond require some chenille or velvet for the glasses to rest on, in order 

 to exclude dust. 



The arrangement for the exchange of Books, ordered by the Council to be made 

 with Mr. Lumley, is not yet completed, as Mr. Luraley has not yet taken away the 

 whole of the volumes. 



Several woiks of value in the Library, presented in parts, are in want of binding, 

 in fact, in their present state, it is not safe that they should go out on loan. We 

 therefore recommend that, if the funds of the Society will permit, those most urgently 

 requiring it should be bound forthwith. 



J. W. DOUGLAS. 



H. T. STAINTON. 



EDWARD JANSON. 



J. F. STEPHENS. 



February 3, 1851. 



