Somewhere about here comes the collection of Mr. H, Strecker of 

 Reading, Pa. The collection is of great extent, but richer perhaps in 

 exotics than in American forms. 1 he families outside of the Rhopalocera 

 and some few groups of Heterocera are not well determined, and the 

 collection is not accessible for study, Mr. Strecker, contrary to all other 

 Entomologists known to me being entirely illiberal, and refusing to al- 

 low his spec.es to be studied. 



It is a pity so much ami so rich material should be tied up and 

 matle inaccessible. 



Messrs. Graef and l'epi)er have each excellent collections, that of 

 Mr. Graef somewhat the larger, and both confined to the Macros, native 

 and exotc, and both containing many types. Mr. Tepper is especially 

 rich in species described l)y Mr. Morrison. 



These collecti(.:)ns are in glass-covered drawers not equal in size, 

 and Messrs. Graef and Tepper are always ready to aid students by any 

 means within their power. 



The collection of Dr. Holland, of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1 have not seen, 

 from what I can learn of it, it ranks among the first, but is perhaps 

 richer in Plxotics than in American species. The collection of Mr. T. 

 L. -Mead, and \\\(t Hesperidte of the collection of Mr. W. H. Edwards 

 have found a place in Dr. Holland's collection. , 



Among the Albany collections, so often referred to in the older 

 literature of Lepidoptera, that of Mr. Meske is in the National Museum; 

 that of Dr. Bailey has been for sale since the death of that gentleman 

 several years since, and has not been addetl to since that time. 



The collection of Prof Lintner is rich in local forms, and has quite 

 a number of types, with a very fair representation throughout the order. 

 It reall}' ranks as a general collection, since all orders are represented. 

 Pi of Lintntr's work however has been principally in Lepidoptera, 

 save wheie die economic interest of some species matle their study 

 necessary. 



Pidf Lintnei's boxes have, many of them, glass tops and bottom : 

 sm;dl di.scs of cork are fastened to the bottom in rows, and these hold 

 I he insects. A pasteboartl cover to each side of the box darkens it. 

 This leature never became po])ular, and manv that once tried it have 

 abandoned its use. 



So lar as I am aware these are all the more important general col- 

 lections of Macro-lepidoptera. They have one essential point of differ- 

 ence from the Coleopterological collections of equal rank — they contain 

 Exotic material, and some of the ccjllections are fully as complete in 

 European as in American species. 



In addition to those abc~)ve enumerated, are a series of special col- 



