REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR IQIG 4I 



the State collections in this family will far exceed anything that 

 can be assembled elsewhere for some years to come. It will always 

 be valuable because of its very large series of generic types or 

 cotypes. Mr Young has identified and arranged the Conopidae, 

 besides doing much miscellaneous w^ork in classifying insects col- 

 lected during the year and identifying species sent in for name. A 

 number of Hemiptera have been very kindly determined by a 

 well-known authority in this group, ]\Ir E. P. Van Duzee of Buffalo. 

 Miss Hartman has also assisted in the arrangement of the collection 

 and has reared and spread a number of specimens. 



The value of the exhibit collections will be greatly enhanced 

 when the series of plant groups designed for the exhibition of 

 insects in their natural environment in the new Education Building 

 has been completed. The wax work for four of these groups 

 has been delivered and it is planned to complete the remainder next 

 year. Several excellent models representing injurious insects are 

 now on exhibition and more should be secured, preferably made 

 to order, since only a few can be purchased in the market, while no 

 one has attempted to prepare models of many forms which could 

 be exhibited in this manner to very great advantage. 



Nursery inspection. There has been close cooperation with 

 this phase of the work conducted by the State Department of 

 Agriculture. Numerous specimens of both native and foreign 

 insects have been submitted to this office for name, and the Ento- 

 mologist has been frequently consulted in regard to various problems. 

 This work, while consuming much time and often necessitating 

 identifications of minute forms, like scale insects or the recognition 

 of species by fragments or the comparatively unknown early stages, 

 is very important, since the treatment of large shipments must 

 depend in great measure upon our findings. 



Office matters. The general work of the office has progressed 

 in a satisfactory manner, the Assistant State Entomologist being in 

 charge of the office and responsible for the correspondence and 

 other matters during the absence of the Entomologist in Europe and 

 while away on vacation. Miss Hartman, in addition to matters 

 noted above, has rendered material assistance in bibliographic work 

 and in translating from German, French and Italian works. Nu- 

 merous specimens have been received during the year for identifica- 

 tion and many inquiries made concerning injurious forms. 



