20 Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society Vol. XVI 



THE MONTANDON COLLECTION OF GEOCORINiE 

 (LYGi^ID^, HEMIPTERA). 



By H. M. Parshley, Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 



The eminent Rumanian hemipterist, Professor A. L. Montan- 

 don, has long been recognized as the principal authority on the 

 Lyg^id subfamily Geocorinse. In the course of his studies he 

 formed a nearly complete collection of the species of the world, 

 on which for the most part his numerous papers on the group 

 have been based. In order to devote his attention more particu- 

 larly to the aquatic families, to the knowledge of which he has 

 made such notable contributions, he at last determined to re- 

 linquish the investigation of the small forms comprised in the 

 Geocorinas, and his collection of these insects is now in the keep- 

 ing of the Department of Zoology of Smith College. 



This remarkable collection, recently received in perfect condi- 

 tion, consists of 670 specimens, representing 130 species and 

 varieties in the 13 genera listed below. Most of the specimens 

 are provided with individual determination labels in Montandon's 

 hand-writing, and there are a great many special annotations, 

 rnarking intergradational forms between va:rieties, etc. The type 

 specimens number 40, all carefully indicated, some of them the 

 only known examples of the species. 



In parting with this collection, on which he has bestowed such 

 minute and laborious care. Professor Montandon writes ; " Je me 

 consolerai en pensant que mes etudes pourront vons etre profit- 

 ables en meme temps qu'utiles a un establissement serieux." In 

 accordance with the sentiment thus expressed, it is our intention 

 to make the collection useful to students interested in the group, 

 and I shall be glad at any time to compare specimens with Mon- 

 tandon's types and authentically determined material as well as to 

 answer questions concerning them. 



As I intend to publish later a generic synopsis based on this 

 material, I shall give here merely a list of the genera represented 



