378 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1889. 



A series of named Coleoptera and Lepidoptera from Charles Drury, of Cincinnati, 

 Ohio. This lot contains a large lot of species wanting in the collection. A consider- 

 able lot of good material in Lepidoptera, collected in California by D. W. Coquillett, 

 -was turned over to the Museum by Professor Riley, from the Department of Agri- 

 culture. Ace. 21256. 



Twenty-nine specimens of 16 species of Mexican Coleoptera, collected at Guerrero, 

 Mexico, and purchased from L. E. Ricksecker, Santa Rosa, California. Ace. 21347. 



Miscellaneous lot of alcoholic insects, collected by Walter B. Barrows at Concep- 

 cion del Uruguay, Argentine Republic, South America. Ace. 21385. 



Collection of insects, chiefly Coleoptera, mostly from Michigan and Louisiana 

 (about 1,200 species and 5,500 specimens), purchased by the Department of Agricult- 

 ure from Mr. Tyler Townsend, and turned over to the Museum by Professor Riley. 

 Ace. 21391. 



A series of 5 species of 30 specimens, of Lepidoptera, from David Bruce, Brock- 

 port, Monroe County, New York. All desiderata. Ace. 21389. 



Miscellaneous lot of insects, from R. P. Speer, Ames, Iowa. Ace. 21464. 



A series of Coleoptera in alcohol, from E. Van Dyke, Los Angeles, California. Ace. 

 21557. 



A miscellaneous lot of insects, mostly Coleoptera, from J. M. lloltzinger, Winona, 

 Minuesota. Ace. 21542. 



A series of named Coleoptera, from Mr. Henry Ulke, of Washington, District of 

 Columbia. Ace. 21670. 



A series of alcoholic specimens from Japan, from Mr. Romyn Hitchcock, U. S. Na- 

 tional Museum. Ace. 21649. 



A series of Lepidoptera, from G. H. French, Carbondale, Illinois. Ace. 357. 



A large lot of dried Coleoptera, from G. W. J. Angell, New York ; collected in Vene- 

 zuela. These were too much mutilated for scientific study, but a number of the most 

 conspicuous forms are useful for exhibit purposes. Ace. 21743. 



Twelve specimens of spiders, from Dr. Edward Palmer; collected at San Pedro, 

 Martin Island, Gulf of California. Ace. 11751. 



A large series of North American Myriapods, from C. H. Bollman, of Bloomington, 

 Indiana. Ace. 21787. 



Thirty-five species of Coleoptera and 22 species of Ilemiptera, from A. L. Montan- 

 don, Bucharest, Roumania; collected iu Eastern Europe; through Prof, C. V. Riley. 

 Ace. 21846. 



A number of specimens of the "Aweto," a fungus growing from the body of a cater- 

 pillar in New Zealand ; through Prof. C. V. Riley. Ace. 21864. 



A number of miscellaneous alcoholic insects, from C. Carlos, Cape Gracias, Nica- 

 ragua. Ace. 21593. 



Eighty-four specimens (30 species) of Heteroptora, from A. L. Montandon, Bucha- 

 rest, Roumania; through Prof. 0. V. Riley. Ace. 21992. 



A lot of alcoholic insects, mostly Coleoptera, through C. R. Orcutt, San Diego, Cal- 

 ifornia. Among these were several really desirable species, especially a tine series of 

 Schizopw sallei. Ace. 22108. 



Four species of rare Lepidoptera, collected in Florida, from W. E. Longley, 117 

 Wabash avenue, Chicago. Ace. 21112. 



The routine work during the year, in addition to the special work upon 

 the preparation of insect collections mentioned in the general review, 

 has been : 



(1) Thenaming of specimens for collectors : Among the most important 

 tasks of this kind have been the naming of seventy species of insects 

 from photographic plates for H. G. Dyar, of Ehinebeck, New York ; 

 determinations for Prof. O. Lugger, of the Minnesota Experiment 

 Station ; Prof. S. A. Forbes, State Entomologist of Illinois; Prof. F. M. 



