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Adirondacks and Catskills. The value of this work is greatly 

 enhanced by his annotated catalogue reproduced in the report of the 

 entomologist. 



Publications. The entomologist has made numerous contribu- 

 tions of a practical nature to the agricultural press and one 

 of his more extensive papers (aside from bulletins issued 

 by the Museum), on " Insects Injurious to Pine and Oaks/' 

 published in the 7th Report of the Forest, Fish and Game Com- 

 mission, was issued during the year. Two timely bulletins, that 

 on the Grapevine Root Worm, Museum bulletin 72, and the 

 Monograph of the Genus Saperda, Museum bulletin 74 (by the 

 entomologist and L. H. Joutel of New York), were issued dur- 

 ing the year, in addition to the 19th Report of the State Ento- 

 mologist (Museum bulletin 76). There is in press a monographic 

 account of the May Flies and Midges of New York by Messrs 

 Needham and Johannsen, and a memoir on Park and Woodland 

 Tree Insects is ready for press. 



Louisana Purchase Exposition. The office supervised the pre- 

 paration of a collection of insects, which was exhibited at the 

 Louisiana Purchase Exposition by the Forest, Fish and Game 

 Commission. It comprised about 250 species, the life history and 

 habits of 140 being represented in greater or less detail. 



ADDITIONS 



The additions to the state collections have been large and 

 particularly valuable because of the excellent series of mosquitos, 

 principally bred forms, the result of the summer's work. The 

 usefulness of this collection is greatly enhanced by the preparation 

 of over 600 microscopic slides showing the minute structure of 

 the different species and also by over 200 photomicrographs made 

 from these mounts. This mounted and photographed material 

 constitutes a permanent collection which will be of much value in 

 future studies of this economically important and interesting 

 group. 



The routine work of the office has been conducted as usual, and 

 the public, interest in this branch of science is manifest by the con- 

 stantly increasing correspondence. The reports of voluntary ob- 

 servers, the list of publications and of contributions to the state 

 collections, contained in the entomologist's report, are records 

 of these activities of the office. 



