Collectors of Maine Odonates. 



Randall, Dr. John Witt. Earliest collector of insects in Maine, 

 1836-40. Specimens sent to Thomas W. Harris and credited 

 to Randall in his MS catalogue. He collected coleoptera mostly, 

 but also insects of other orders, including- a few Odonates. He 

 published a paper "Description of New Coleoptera from Maine/' 

 (Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist. Vol. 2.) 



Packard, Prof. Alphens Spring. Began gathering insects in 

 Maine when only 16 years old; collected during his college 

 course 1858-61, and until 1864 at Brunswick mostly. Also at 

 Orono and in Northern Maine while on the Geological Survey, 

 August and September 1861. Collected in all orders. Uhler 

 named his Odonates. Specimens went first to the Peabody 

 Academy of Science and afterwards to the Cambridge Museum. 

 Author of many articles bearing upon the Insects of Maine. 



Morse, Prof. Edward Sylvester. Collected in the vicinity of 

 Portland, Maine from 1856-62 in all orders. Specimens went 

 to Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. 



Smith, Prof. S. L Made large collections in all orders at 

 Norway, Maine. His specimens are now in the Museum of 

 Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. Prof. Smith is the 

 author of a paper, "Orthoptera of Maine." published in the Proc. 

 Portland Soc'y Nat. Hist. Vol. I. 



Agassis, Prof. Louis. Is credited with an Odonate collected 

 at Bethel, Maine. 



Verrill, Prof. A. E. May have collected insects in Maine at 

 Norway between 1858-61 ; if so, they probably went to the Cam- 

 bridge Museum. 



Jones, Thomas K., Portland. An amateur collector particu- 

 larly of beetles. He donated a fine collection of Maine beetles 

 to the Portland Society of Natural History. The present secre- 

 tary writes, "They have gone the way of all insect collections 

 not having daily care." Odonates were collected somewhat and 

 the specimens, we think, went to the Cambridge Museum, as 

 Mr. Jones is mentioned by Dr. Hagen. Mr. Jones is a sign 



