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interfaunal line, it is an effort at approximation. It fills a 

 long-felt want, whether it was ever before realized or not — it 

 gives definite boundaries to Southern California, and is a step 

 towards more recent knowledge. 



To a most worthy veteran in the field of entomology — Mr. 

 Chas. Fuchs — belongs the honor of giving the impetus that 

 completed the answer to the above question ; that brought 

 about a discussion of the distribution of insects at the second 

 regular meeting of the Calif. Ent. Club, which resulted in the 

 reading of able papers at its third regular meeting on February 

 22nd. 



As a result it was unanimously agreed to accept the divisional 

 line suggested by Mr. Ralph Hopping for defining the bound- 

 ary line between Northern and Central California, namely : — 

 The term Northern California includes that part of the State 

 lying to the north of a line drawn from the Golden Gate, fol- 

 lowing the Bay of San Francisco to the mouth of the San Joa- 

 quin River, thence along the northern boundaries of San Joa- 

 quin, Calaveras and Alpine Counties, to the Nevada State line ; 

 that the term Central California includes the intermediate part 

 of the State lying between Hopping's line on the north, and 

 Fall's line on the south. 



By this act the boundary lines of Northern, Central and 

 Southern California are definitely fixed. 



The State faunal areas are unaffected by this division, and 

 acquire new relatives, which will be ably treated at a later date. 



Mr. Fuchs recommended that the Secretary of the Club pub- 

 lish an article calling the attention of entomologists at large to 

 the fixing of definite boundaries for the three Californias, and 

 that collectors and writers upon Californian entomology be 

 urged to conform their future observations and writings to 

 these — the latest efforts at accuracy in the study of geographi- 

 cal distribution and intra-State faunas. 



This act and article are approved by the following members 

 present at the third regular meeting of the California Ento- 

 mological Club, held on the evening of February 22, 1902. 

 Chas. Fuchs {President) , Edw. Ehrhorn, Beverly Letcher, J. 

 C. Huguenin, James W. Cottle, F. E. Blaisdell {Secretary). 



