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. 'I 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 species to be studied. 



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

 made inaccessible. 



Messrs. Graef and Tepi)er have each excellent collections, that of 

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

 and exotic, and both containing many tyf)es. Mr. Tepper is especially 

 rich in species described by Mr. Morrison. 



These collections are in glass-covered drawers not equal in size, 

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

 means within their power. 



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

 Prom what 1 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 the i^i'/gmA/' of the collection of Mr. W. H. Edwards 

 have found a i)lace in Dr. Holland's collection. 



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

 literature of Lepidoptera, that of i\Ir. Meske is in the National Museum; 

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

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



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

 a number of t\pes, with a ver}' fair representatit^n throughout the order. 

 It really ranks as a general collection, since all orders are represented. 

 Pioi. Lintntr's work however has been principally in Lepidoptera, 

 save wheie the econon.ic interest of some species made their study 

 necessary. 



Prof Dintner's Ijoxes have, man}' of them, glass to])s and bottom : 

 sniidi discs of cork are fastened to the bottom in rows, and these hold 

 die insects. A pasteboard cover to each side of the l)ox darkens it. 

 I'his feature never became popular, and many that once tried it have 

 al)andoned its use. 



So far 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 tlie Coleopterological collections of equal rank — they contain 

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

 European as in American species. 



In addition to those above enumerated, are a series of special col- 



