17*2 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1*92. 



(8) Twenty-seven species miscellaneous insects in about 200 specimens, mostly 

 from Galapagos Islands, from the U. 8. Fisli Commission. (Ace. 25157.) 



(9) Two hundred and twelve species of New Zealand Coleoptera iu about 400 speci- 

 mens, from Auckland Museum, New Zealand, from T. F. Ckeeseman, intended for 

 exchange. (Ace. 24957.) 



(10) Sixty-six species of authoritatively named exotic Orthoptera from Prof. H. 

 do Saussure, Mnsee d'Histoire Xaturelle, Geneve, Suisse. This collection was obtained 

 by the curator and by him transferred to the Museum collection. (Ace. 25271.) 



(11) Types of 16 species of Muscidse, described by Prof. C. H. Tyler Townsend, Las 

 Cruces, New Mexico, and some other insects from Prof. Townsend. (Ace. 25792.) 



(12) Types of 3 new species of Odonata. from Mr. P. C. Calvert, Academy Natural 

 Sciences, Philadelphia. (Acc.25609.) 



(13) Types of Scudder's articles on fossil insects in Hayden's report of 1 '. S. Geologi- 

 cal Survey, Vol.xni, from Maj. J. W. Powell. (Ace. 24593.) 



(14) From the curator, 100 species of Scolytidae, mostly exotic, including many 

 types, from Dr. W. Eichhoff, Strasburg, Germany. (Ace. 25498.) 



(15) Ten species in 42 specimens of Orthoptera, including some types, from Prof. 

 L. Bruner, Lincoln, Nebr. (Ace. 24976. ) 



(10) Twenty-four species of North American Coleoptera, new to collection, col- 

 lected by Mr. L. E. Ricksecker, San Diego, Cal., and transferred to the Museum col- 

 lection by the curator. (Ace. 24940.) 



(17) Two hundred specimens of various orders, collected in Texas by Mr. F. G. 

 Schaupp, and transferred to the Museum collection by the curator. (Ace. 25110.) 



(IS) Twenty-lour species of North American Coleoptera, new to collection, from 

 Mr. F. C. Bowditch, Brookline, Mass. (Exchange.) (Ace. 25593.) 



(19) Male specimens of Dynastes granti Horn from Mr. Ike Patrick, Crown King, 

 Ariz. (Ace. 24915.) 



Numerous valuable specimens have been added to the collections 

 without accession numbers by the curator and his assistants. 



As a temporary accession may be mentioned a large collection of West 

 Indian Hemiptera and parasitic Hymenoptera, sent to the curator for 

 systematic study by the West India Committee of the British Museum. 



ROUTINE WORK. 



This has consisted in — 



(1) Making- up collections for exchange, some of which are the fol- 

 lowing: 



(a) A series of 57 species of Scolytidae for Dr. Wm. Eichhoff, Stras- 

 burg, Germany, in return for Ace. 25498. 



(/>) A series of 35 species of Scolytidae for A. D. Hopkins, Morgan- 

 town, W. Va. 



(<■) A series of 900 species of Coletfptera for Mr. G. Beyer, New York, 

 in return for Ace. 2537s. 



(d) A series of Hemiptera for Prof. A. L. Montandon, Bucharest, 

 Roumania. 



(e) A series of 24 species of Coleoptera for Mr. F. C. Bowditch, 

 Brookline, Mass., in return for Ace. 25593. 



(/') Sixty-nine species of Elateruhe for Mr. H.de Buysson, Chateau 

 de Vernet, Allier, France. 



(2) Reporting on accessions sent for examination and report. One linn 

 dred and seventy-two of these reports have been made during the year. 



