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Excerpt from The Literature of American Economic Entomology The literature of American economic entomology has become so extended that detailed indexes are an absolute necessity; otherwise many valuable records are lost, so far as the busy worker is concerned. The first general index published was that to Riley's nine Missouri reports, and in many respects it is a model publication. It is not only very detailed, but every insect is indexed by its specific as well as its. Generic name, something which the speaker is inclined to think of great importance. The many changes in nomenclature make it very difficult for a person to keep up with them, and the index which lists a species by its specific as well as generic name aids materially in this respect. This publication is perhaps open to one criticism, in its having separate indexes for plants and insects. This is to some extent a matter of taste, and yet the speaker is inclined to believe that the general index, including all references, is superior, since no question can arise as to which index is before the seeker for information. This is something which used to trouble my distinguished predecessor not a little and my hearers are probably aware that all the later indexes prepared under his direction have included every reference. The next general index to appear was that by Professor Forbes of the first twelve reports of the State entomologists of Illinois. This is. Prepared on very nearly the same lines as that to Riley's Missouri reports, and is also open to the criticism of having separate indexes for plants and insects. It is, however, admirably gotten up and has proven of great value to working entomologists, since it renders more accessible the vast amount of information recorded in these reports. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.