LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



United States Geological Survey, 



Division of Fossil Insects, 



Camhridfje, 3I(i.ss., December 31, 1891. 



Sir : I have the honor to transmit herewith the manuscript of and 



drawings tor a report upon the Tertiary Rhynchophorous Coleoptera of 



the United States, the first of a series upon the fossil insects of this countr\', 



in continuation of my report uj)on the Tertiary insects of Nortli America, 



which forms Vohimo xiii of the Reports of the U. S. Geological Sur'vey of the 



Territories, under Dr. F. ^^ Hayden. 



Very resjioctfullv, yours, 



Samuel H. Scuuder, 



Paleontologist in charge. 

 Hon. J. W. Powell, 



Director U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. 



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