566 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1893. 
considerable, several correspondents of the Conservator having con¬ 
tributed. 
The work in the museum during the year has been limited to the 
proper placing of the new material received,—no small task in view 
of the crowded condition of our cases. A few small groups have 
been rearranged, and the terrestrial operculates and American Hel¬ 
ices have been placed in shallow trays in drawers. 
The great number of species and types contained in the collection 
of the Academy imposes a large amount of correspondence upon the 
Conservator, and no little time is consumed in the comparison of 
specimens for correspondents. This labor is amply repaid, however, 
by the large mass of new material which it secures us, and which 
could be obtained by no other means. 
Respectfully submitted, 
H. A. PlLSBRY, 
Conservator. 
REPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SECTION. 
During the year about to close ten meetings of the Section have 
been held and they were well attended, considering the number of 
its members and associates. One member has died and two mem¬ 
bers and three associates have been elected. Many specimens have 
been added to the collection in the way of donations from members 
and others and through ‘ ‘ The Entomological News ” in exchange for 
names. The collections are in fairly good condition considering the 
unsafe cases they are kept in at present and the insufficient amount 
of room at our disposal. Three hundred and fifty entries of 
additions to the library have been made in the donation book to date. 
A large part of these publications cannot be arranged in the 
library and are laid away in piles. This is on account of the meagre 
amount of library space, the library some time ago having outgrown 
its present quarters. “The Entomological News,” a journal pub¬ 
lished by the Section and the American Entomological Society 
devoted to insect life, has appeared regularly and has been emin¬ 
ently successful. Volume four has been completed, with three 
hundred and forty-tour pages and fifteen full page plates and 
numerous cuts. The journal will be continued, the number for 
January, 1894, being in the hands of the printer. 
