REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND STATE GEOLOGIST 1*161 



Publications 



In the field of publication, Gerrit S. .Miller jr. after completing 

 the preliminary list of New York mammals reported last year, 

 prepared an important contribution to science entitled a Key to 

 the land mammals of northeastern North America. This will be of 

 much aid to students in zoology in determining the species with 

 w Qich t hey meet. 



Dt Tarleton II. Bean is occupied with the preparation of a re 

 port on I Lie fishes of New York, w hich will supplement the corre- 

 sponding publication of De Kay's, as did, in the branch of mam- 

 malogy, the former bulletin of Gerrit S. Miller jr. 



Entomology 



In the state entomologist's report for 1S90, the introductory 

 pari mentions some of tin 1 more important insects observed dur- 

 ing the year and makes several recommendations. 



Under notes on injurious insects, the relative abundance, the 

 destrueliveness or the distribution of the following insects is 

 given: Raspberry saw fly, M o n o p h a d n o ides r u b i ; locust 

 borer, G y 1,1 e n e r o b i n i a e ; elm leaf beetle, G a 1 e r u c e 1 1 a 

 1 u t e o 1 a ; asparagus beetles, C r i o c e r i s a s p a r a g i , C. 

 12-p a net at a ; willow butterfly, E u v a n e s s a aiitiopa; 

 forest tent-caterpillar, G 1 i s i o c a in p a d i s s t r i a ; 17 year 

 cicada. Cicada sept end ecim and D r e p a n o s i p h u m 

 a c e r i f o 1 i i . Also results obtained in eomparat ive tests on the 

 elm leaf beetle of paris green, London purple, paragrene and 

 arsenate of lead, and on (he forest tent-caterpillar of paris green 

 and arsenate of lead. 



Under voluntary entomologic service of New York state is 

 given a brief history of the organization and abstracts, arranged 

 by counties, from all the more important reports. 



That part of the report devoted to the exhibition of insects at 

 agricultural gatherings shows the advantage of exhibiting such 

 collections, the popular interest in them which is manifested, and 



