THE INSECTS OF ALASKA 

 INTRODUCTION 



BY TREVOR KINCAID 



THE voyage of the Harriman Alaska Expedition gave an 

 opportunity for an entomological reconnaissance of the coastal 

 regions of Alaska. As no such opportunity had previously oc- 

 curred, and as the writer was the only member of the party 

 especially interested in this branch of science, the duty devolved 

 upon him of securing as large a representation as possible of 

 the insect fauna. Fortunately the conditions were more favor- 

 able than is usually the case in explorations of these northern 

 latitudes. Every convenience that experience could suggest 

 had been provided through the forethought of those in charge 

 of the Expedition, and the work was further facilitated by the 

 careful organization of the party. Moreover, the labors of the 

 collector were only slightly interfered with by unpropitious 

 weather, which is the more remarkable in a region noted for its 

 excessive humidity and long-continued rains. 



