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generosity, but every department of the Cabinet testifies to his zealous 
efforts for the promotion of Science. Cases have been added from time 
to time to meet the demands of an increasing collection, and in various 
ways has the Society been the recipient of his kindness and liberality, 
thereby securing for him the esteem and gratitude of all connected 
with this Institution. 
I would here state that one great source of increase to the Cabinet 
of the Society, has been through the agency of the Collecting Fund. 
Subscriptions to said Fund have been quite liberal, enabling us to se¬ 
cure many rare and valuable specimens, particularly from localities in 
the vicinity of the Rocky Mountains.* 
The printed Proceedings of the Society still continue to progress in 
a manner that is very gratifying to all who feel an interest therein. 
Through its pages much valuable and interesting information has been 
widely disseminated throughout the scientific world. The energy dis¬ 
played in this portion of the labors of the Society is deserving of com¬ 
mendation and encouragement. 
During the past year there have been presented for Publication 30 
Papers, as follows :— || 
6. By A. R. Grote, to wit:— 
“Additions to the Catalogue of United States Lepidoptera.” 4 Papers. Nos. 
2, 3, 4 & 5. 
“A Eevision of the species of Cymatophorina found in the United States and 
British America, with descriptions of new species.” 
“ Descriptions of Ncn-th American Lepidoptera.” No. 1. 
3. By E. T. Cresson, to wit:— 
“Descriptions of a new species of Masaris from the Eocky Mountains.” 
“ List of the North American species of Bombus and Apathus.” 
“ On the North American species of the genus Nomada.” 
2. By James U. B. Bland, to wit:— 
“ Descriptions of a few supposed new species of North American Coleoptera.” 
Nos. 1 & 2. 
The Committee on Collecting Fund have purchased and presented the Cabi¬ 
net of the Society with the following number of species and specimens from 
the Eocky Mountains:—Of Coleoptera, 113 species, 319 specimens; of Lepidop¬ 
tera, 35 species, 65 specimens; of Hymenoptera, 165 species, 273 specimens,—in 
all, 313 species, 657 specimens; they further presented from other sources, 23 
species, 61 specimens of Lepidoptera, making a total of 336 species, 718 speci¬ 
mens. A large number of the species from the Eocky Mountains were very 
rare,—nearly one-half of the Hymenoptera and several of the Lepidoptera and 
Coleoptera being new. 
