530 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1892. 



Agriculture, Department of— Continued. 

 Division of Forestry. 45 photographs (24531); 18 photo-micrographs of woods of 

 the United States (24532); 12 distribution charts of trees of the United States, 

 prepared by Mr. C. S. Sargent, special agent of the Tenth Census (24533). De- 

 posit. 

 Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy (through Dr. C. Hart Merriam). Three 

 hundred and twenty-three birds' eggs and 55 birds' nests from California, Nevada, 

 Utah, and Texas (25006); 3 portions of Elephas hones (25268). 

 Division of Entomology (through Prof. C. V. Riley ). One hundred and seventy speci- 

 mens representing 11 species of rare coleoptera, new to the collection, obtained 

 in San Diego and Los Angeles counties, Cal., by Mr. D. W. Coquillet (24628); 

 type specimens representing 5 new species of boinbylidse, consisting of Lordotus 

 juncetis Coq., Lordotus diversus Coq., Toxophora vasta Coq., Paracosmus insolens 

 Coq., Amphicosmus elegans Coq., 8 species of rare coleoptera, 7 species of rare 

 orthoptera, collected by Mr. Coquillet (24816); 3,473 specimens representing 636 

 species of insects from the Death Valley Expedition, March and April of 1889, col- 

 lected by A. Koebele (24889); large series of hymenoptera and homoptera, col- 

 lected by Mr. Coquillet in southern California (24890); collection of miscellane- 

 ous insects, including biologic material, collected by Mr. E. G. Schaupp, ( lypress 

 Mill, Tex. (24897); 24 species of North American coleoptera, new to the collec- 

 tion (21940); 8 species of Australian heniiptcra collected by Mr. J. G. O. Tepper, 

 of Adelaide, South Australia (24941); 78 specimens representing 25 species of in- 

 sects, mostly lepidoptera, collected by Mr. Coquillet in California (24950); 55 

 specimens of Californian orthoptera, representing 21 species, some of which are 

 new to the collection, obtained by Mr. Coquillet (25005); about 200 specimens 

 of various orders of insects, collected by Mr. C. G. Schaupp in Burnet County, Tex. 

 (25110); 236 specimens representing 35 species of North American coleoptera, 

 and 35 specimens, representing 4 species of New Zealand Coecinnellidce, collected 

 by Mr. Coquillet (25111); 28 specimens representing 4 species of Australian 

 CocdnnelidoB, 245 specimens representing 51 species of Californian coleoptera. 

 81 specimens representing 31 species of Californian lepidoptera, 200 specimens 

 representing 59 species of Californian hymenoptera. 246 specimens represent- 

 ing 64 species of Californian hemiptera. and 182 specimens representing 18 

 species of Californian diptcra (bombylida-), including types of new species, 

 collected by Mr. Coquillet (25356); 43 specimens representing 17 species of neu- 

 roptera, 31 specimens representing 7 species of orthoptera, and 130 specimens 

 representing 43 species of hemiptera, collected by Mr. Coquillet in Los Angeles 

 (25400); collection of insects of all orders, made in the northwestern states, 

 British Columbia, and Alaska (25554). 

 Division of Botany (through Dr. George. Vasey). Specimen of the "travelers tree" 

 of Mexico. 25287. 

 Ainley, John H. (Rapid City, S. Dak.). Specimen of hornblendic schist showing 



free gold from the Cross Mine, Pennington County. 25396. 

 Alaska Commercial Company (San Francisco, Cal.). (See under B. C. Winston.) 

 Aldrich, J. M. (Brookings, S. Dak.), through Prof. C. V. Riley. Twenty speci- 

 mens representing 6 species of North American hymenoptera. 25358. 

 Alexander, Johx (Nicosari, Bonora, Mexico). Silver ore. 25189. 

 Albert, Philip (Shawnee, Pa), through Dr. R. E. 0. Stearns. A stone pestle from 



Monroe County. 24677. 

 Allkn. C. M. (Butte, Mont,), through Messrs. Packard and Melville of the U.S. 



Geological Survey. Copper matte. 24790. 

 ALLEN, GEORGE A. (U. S. Indian agent. Colorado River Agency. Parker, Ariz.). 

 Specimens of Pepsis formosa Say. and Sphcerophthalma creusa Cress. ; skins of two 

 rare bats, Macroius californicus and Molossus californicus (25046) ; specimens of 

 Trombidium, n. sp., near giganfeum Riley (25402). 



