22 The Queensland Naturalist. April, 1934. 
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ENTOMOLOGY FOR QUEENSLAND 
NATURALISTS. 
(By F. A. PERKINS , B..Sc.Agr. } University of Qld.) 
(Presidential Address delivered on 26th February, 1934.) 
In most Natural History Clubs a large proportion of 
the members are entomologists, or at least, are interested 
in the biology of insects. Unfortunately, this is not true 
in the case of the Queensland Naturalists' Club, whose 
members, with one or two exceptions, devote their atten- 
tion to other branches of Natural History. The reasons 
for this appear to be: — (a) The presence in Queensland 
of a strong Entomological Society. Actually the Ento- 
mological Society is not a strong competitor, for the 
majority of its members are professional entomologists, who 
differ from the naturalist in many ways, in their attitude 
towards entomology, (b) lack of knowledge of how to col- 
lect, rear, preserve and mount insects. With experience 
and a very little study this difficulty would soon disap- 
pear. (c) Apparent scarcity of insects during the winter 
months. This is due entirely to ignorance of the habits 
of insects, (d) Lack of inspiration. It is the aim of this 
address to put forward a series of suggestions, any one 
of which is well within the scope of the average member 
of the Club. They are as follows: — 
Collecting . — Generally an entomologist starts as a 
collector of insects, and there is no doubt that consider- 
able pleasure and interest can be obtained from making 
even a small collection. Unless, however, a collection is 
restricted in some way, it soon becomes a task which is 
too much for any one person. Nearly 40,000 species have 
been described from Australia, and to collect, mount, and 
house even a portion of this large number, requires more 
time and money than are at the disposal of the average 
naturalist. Collecting can be restricted in many ways, and 
the following are a few suggestions which might be 
