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The following list comimses a few of the most important accessions 

 of the year :* 



16364. A large lot of miscellaneous insects from Dr. R. W. Shuieklt, Fort Wiugate, 

 N. Mex. ; received September 3 and 5, 1885. This lot of insects contained a 

 very large number of specimens of all orders, embracing just such species 

 as a superficial collection would make in that locality. The insects were 

 all mounted and determined, at considerable expenditure of time and labor, 

 and a tolerably complete list of the material was sent to Dr. Shufeldt. It 

 contained a few species of value to the Museum, but more of them were du- 

 plicates, and some of them, owing to their being preserved in alcohol, were 

 useless. 



16408. Mixed insects (13 vials) from Panama, from Drs. George W. and Wolfred Nel- 

 son, 346 and 348 Broadway, New York ; received September 7, 1885. Most 

 of these were the couunon Central American forms, but the specimens were 

 mostly good and useful as exhibit material. 



16101. A large lot of Coleoiitera (unmounted), from Prof. A. Dng(>a, Guanajuato, 

 Mexico; received September 11, 1885. Tliis collection was all mounted and 

 arranged and partly determined. There were many species and considerably 

 more than 1,.500 specimens. Some of these insects have been used in the ex- 

 hibition collection and others are held as the nucleus to a collection of Mex- 

 ican Coleoptera. 



16558. Several specimens of the larvae of Eristalis tenai:, from Dr. O. R. Early, Ken- 

 tucky street, Columlius, Ky., said to have been taken from tlie bowels of a 

 female patient. A letter was written to Dr. Early asking further details 

 and evidence as to the fact of this locality for the larva, but no reply was 

 ever obtained. Whether the doctor found his oi'iginal statement based upon 

 a misapprehension or whether professional duties ]>revented can not be dis- 

 covered. 



16626. Bot-fly larva of the genus Cuterehra, from the neck of a lady, presented by 

 Miss Lavinia C. Dundore, Washington, D. C. A most interesting accession 

 and contribution to the subject of parasites upon man. Its parasitism upon 

 the human species is doubtless accidental, and at the same time the circum- 

 stances of the case itself are so interesting that wo shall refer to them again 

 at greater length at some future time. 



167.38. Collection of about 800 boxes, containing 118,000 specimens of 20,000 species 

 of insects from various localities, from Prof. C. V. Riley, Washington, D. C. 

 The regular accession card of this collection was received November 3, 1085, 

 but the collection had practically been in the possession of the Museum long 

 previously. Under this accession is included our donation to the Mnseum, 

 referred to at greater length in another portion of the report. 



17077. Exotic Lei)idoptera (95), mostly duplicates, from Europe, spread and in good 



condition, from John B. Smith, the assistant curator; received January 13, 

 1886. 



17078. Exotic Lepidoptera (4:! specimens, 31 species), mostly from Africa and India, 



spread and in good condition, from B. Neumoegon, box 2581, New York City. 

 These specimens were obtained by the assistant curator during a brief visit 

 to New York City, where he also determined many of the exotic Lepidop- 

 tera which were unnamed in the Museum collection. 

 16345. Alcoholic insects (3 vials), from Wytheville, Va. ; received January 13, 1886. 



* In Part V, List of Accessions, mention is made of all the material received by the 

 Department during the year. In this place, therefore, it is unnecessary to do more 

 than refer to the more important accessions. 



