10 kansas university science bulletin. 



The Entomological Museum, Established in 1870. 

 historical summary of its development. 



1870. — Collected by Doctor Snow: 500 specimens (250 species) of insects. 

 1872. — Donated by students of the University of Kansas, under direction 

 of Professor Snow: 800 specimens of Kansas insects, of which 600 

 were contributed by Geo. F. Gaumer, and 150 by Samuel Carson. 

 1873. — Donations : 



By students of the University: 300 specimens Kansas insects. 

 By Professor F. H. Snow: 400 specimens Kansas insects. 

 1874. — Important aid in the study of natural history is afforded by the 

 cabinet collections, which contain upwards of 12,000 specimens, illus- 

 trating chiefly the departments of botany, entomology, and geology. 

 Donations : 



By Geo. F. Gaumer: 300 specimens of Kansas insects. 

 By E. B. Noyes: 200 specimens of Kansas insects. 

 1876. — "The collections in entomology have been greatly increased dur- 

 ing the past year, chiefly through the voluntary contributions of 

 University students, and now include upwards of 2000 species of 

 Kansas insects. 

 Donations : 



By Prof. F. H. Snow: 4000 Kansas insects; 200 foreign insects. 

 By Geo. F. Gaumer: 3000 Kansas insects. 

 By Collin Timmons: 800 Kansas insects. 

 By Andrew Atchison : 500 Kansas insects. 

 "The first collecting trip that Doctor Snow made, outside of the 

 vicinity of Lawrence and Douglas county, was in 1876, to Colo- 

 rado Springs and Pike's Peak. Five members of the graduating 

 class of that year organized a scientific expedition for 'exploration 

 in Colorado.' Professor Snow was invited to accompany the ex- 

 pedition. During the first week of August the student members of 

 the party returned home. Professor Snow and his wife and son 

 Willie remained until September 1." 

 1877. — The collections in entomology have been greatly increased during 

 the past year, chiefly through voluntary contributions of the scien- 

 tific expedition to Colorado in the summer of 1876. The cabinets 

 now include upwards of 3000 species of Kansas insects. 

 Donations: 



By Prof. F. H. Snow: 6000 Colorado insects. 

 By Geo. F. Gaumer: 900 Colorado insects. 

 By Elmer B. Tucker: 400 Colorado insects. 

 By Charles W. Smith: 300 Colorado insects. 

 In the summer of this year Professor Snow and two students, 

 Richard Foster and John H. Walker, made an expedition to Wallace 

 county, where they collected about 1500 specimens of the then rare 

 tiger beetle Amblychila cylindriformis, and reduced the market price 

 of these specimens from $15 to $1. 



