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Strymon kingi and Megathymus harrisi, both of wliich are new to 

 the Museum's collections. 



Dr. Oliver S. Flint, Jr., associate curator of insects, spent two 

 periods collecting Trichoptera and related groups for the Museum. 

 In May he obtained collections of such material in the area of New 

 York State near Cornell University in connection with a trip to 

 study museum collections. Early in June he made extensive collec- 

 tions in the vicinity of Highlands, N.C., and other areas of the Great 

 Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge. The collections obtained at 

 these localities contained many species and at least two genera not 

 previously in the national collections. 



In September Dr. Frederick M. Bayer, associate curator of marine 

 invertebrates, accompanied by Anthony Di Stefano, of the office of 

 exhibits, made a collecting trip to Florida to obtain material and 

 notes for the coral shore exhibit of the Hall of Oceanic Life. Their 

 work was greatly facilitated by the cooperation of the staff of the 

 Marine Laboratory of the University of Miami. Soldier Key, lying 

 5 miles south of Cape Florida on the south end of Biscayne Key, 

 provided a good representation of the flora and fauna of the coral 

 shore area. The field party made complete photographic notes on 

 the shoreline and shore vegetation, as well as taking a series of under- 

 water photographs. The specimens were taken from the upper, lower, 

 and reef flat platforms, including marine animals, algae, and other 

 plants. Many plaster casts were made in the field and all material 

 obtained was returned to Washington, where it will serve as a basis 

 for the planned exhibit. 



In August and September, Charles E. Cutress, Jr., associate curator 

 of marine invertebrates, and Raymond Hays, of the office of exhibits, 

 spent nearly 4 weeks in Oregon collecting specimens and data for a 

 rocky shore habitat group being planned for the Hall of Oceanic 

 Life. An excellent collecting site was found about 6 miles from the 

 Oregon Institute of Marine Biology at Charleston, and the facilities 

 of this Institute enabled the field party to make the best possible use 

 of their time. In addition to obtaining many thousands of specimens 

 of invertebrates, fishes, and plants, the party took numerous color 

 photographs covering the animals and plants collected as well as the 

 site. In addition, sketches and color notations were made in prepara- 

 tion for the proposed exhibit. 



In October, Dr. Harald A. Rehder, curator of mollusks, worked 

 in the Pacific area, particularly on Jaluit Atoll, in the southern Mar- 

 shall Islands. This atoll is of much interest to biologists working in 

 the Pacific because it was nearly completely devastated by a typhoon 

 several years ago. Since that time two or three visits have been made 

 to the area to observe the sequence of events following such a natural 

 disaster. Dr. Rehder explored and studied various islands in the 



