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thousand of them. No attempt can be made to estimate the number 

 of species obtained from the typical locaUties or determined by the 

 original describers. 



In spite of the size of the collection, over eight thousand drawers, 

 there are obvious gaps. We have almost nothing from Asia, Africa, 

 South America, or the Arctic regions, but we are a little better off 

 in specimens from the West Indies and much better off for Australia. 

 This might be called to the attention of friends who are making expe- 

 ditions or are in a position to purchase collections. 



