REPORT. 



To the HonoralU Board of Regents of the University of the State of 

 New York : 



Gentlemen — Under the provisions of Chapter 377 of the Laws of 

 1881, providing for the office of State Entomologist, it was required 

 that " the Entomologist shall render an annual report of his labors and 

 investigations to the Legislature." 



Under Chapter 355 of the Laws of 1883, regulating the State Museum 

 of Natural History, it is provided that the State Entomologist shall 

 become, by appointment of the trustees of said Museum, a member of 

 its scientific staff ; and that his scientific, contributions be hereafter 

 published by the Museum, in lieu of the report to the Legislature 

 formerly required by law. 



In reply to a communication from your Secretary in May last, in- 

 quiring if the appointment above provided for was desired by me, 

 I returned answer as follows : 



David Murray, LL. D., Secretary of Board of Regents: 



Dear Sir — To your kind favor of the 23d inst., I beg leave to 

 reply : 



My appointment by the Board of Regents of the University as a 

 member of the scientific staff of the State Museum of Natural History, 

 under the provisions of Chapter 355 of the Laws of 1883, would be 

 entirely agreeable to me, and is desired. 



It will give me pleasure to cooperate in earnest effort to extend the 

 usefulness of the State Museum with which I have been so long and 

 pleasantly connected ; and also, to prosecute my studies and labors in 

 future, under the guidance and direction of your honorable board, in 

 accordance with my original desire, at the establishment of my present 

 office. 



Very truly yours, 



J. A. LINTNER. 



Albany, May 26, 1883. 



Under date of June 1, 1883, your Secretary honored me with official 

 notification of my appointment by your board as State Entomologist. 



Since that time I have continued to pursue my studies and investi- 

 gations in the office that had been provided for me in the Capitol. 



I beg leave to present the following as a brief synopsis of my subse- 

 quent operations : 



