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would be sufficient to stamp out the insect. The Legis- 

 lature, however, refused to make any appropriation for this 

 purpose, and the inevitable results foUov^ed. 



In consideration of the failure of the Legislature to pre- 

 vent the spread of the brown-tail moth over the country, the 

 gypsy moth committee have authorized me, with the assist- 

 ance of those associated with me, to "collect such infor- 

 mation, both in this country and Europe, in regard to the 

 brown-tail moth, and make such experiments with the insect 

 as may be useful to the committee in future dealing with the 

 creature and necessary for the proper enlightenment of the 

 public on the subject, with a view to publish the said infor- 

 mation, if it may appear desirable." 



In accordance with this action of the gypsy moth commit- 

 tee a large amount of time has already been spent on this 

 work, but it is far from being completed, and it is impossible 

 at present to say just when the work will be ready for pub- 

 lication. 



MONOGEAPH OF THE PyRALID^. 



I have been engaged for many years in a critical study of 

 the microlepidoptera of North America, and have already 

 published several monographs on certain families of these 

 insects. I am now at work on a monograph of the Pyralidaj, 

 which will probably be ready for publication some time this 

 year. 



The Card Catalogue. 



The card catalogue of insects now contains over forty 

 thousand cards, and is continually growing in size, as con- 

 stant additions are made to it from the new journals and 

 other entomological publications as they are received. Only 

 those insects occurring in North America have been catalogued 

 in the past, but the literature of the scale insects (Coccidse) 

 of all countries is now being added. This is rendered neces- 

 sary, as these insects are being imported into our country 

 from different parts of the world without restriction in any 

 State except California, 



