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though a large amount of time was necessarily expended upon the 
more technical part in carrying it through the press. 
Collections. The additions to the collections have not been as 
numerous as in preceding years, owing to the “necessity of giving 
more attention to the arrangement and classification of material on 
aand. A number of previously unknown Cecidomyiidae were 
reared and several important gaps in our knowledge respecting this 
group filled. 
Several extremely desirable accessions, aside from those’ men- 
tioned above, have been made to our biological collections. One of 
the most interesting was a complete series representing the egg, 
larva, pupa and adult of the remarkable Taeniorhynchus 
perturbans Walk., generously contributed by Mr J. Turner 
Erakeley of Hornerstown, N. J., the discoverer of the early stages 
and one of the most active in working out the life history of this 
previously very elusive species. 
Two important additions have been made to our exhibit collec- 
tions, namely, an enlarged model of the onion fly, showing the egg, 
maggot, puparium, adult fly and an onion infested by maggots; 
also an enlarged model of the cigar case bearer showing its work 
upon apple leaves. Both of these were executed by Mrs Otto 
Heidemann of Washington, D. C. 
The arrangement and classification of the collection has received 
much attention. Assistant Entomologist D. B. Young has sepa- 
rated the Staphylinidae into their major groups and determined 
many species. He has also given considerable time to the arrange- 
ment of the Syrphidae. The completion of the catalogue of the 
Hill collection occupied much time during the past year. Miss 
Hartman also assisted in the preparation of the above mentioned 
catalogue and has done a great deal of general curatorial work, 
such as mounting, labeling and caring for insect specimens. 
Office matters. The general work of the dffice has been con- 
ducted as in previous years, the Assistant Entomologist being re- 
sponsible for the correspondence and other matters during the 
absence of the Entomologist. Assistant I. L. Nixon resigned Octo- 
ber 12, 1907, and Miss Fanny T. Hartman was temporarily ap- 
pointed to the vacancy October 26, with subsequent confirmation. 
Numerous specimens have been received for identification and 
many inquiries made concerning injurious forms. Owing to their 
having been no important bulletin or report issued during the sea- 
son, there has been a decrease in the number of packages sent 
