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Arachnida aud Myriopoda, aud his collections, made principally ia Georgia, are of great 

 interest, aud add very largely to the Museum collection in these classes. 



Eight species of Orthoptera and Neuroptera were from E. A. Schwarz, Washington, 

 District of Columbia, collected at Cocoauut Grove, Florida. No. 19,535. Principal 

 among these was a specimen of Oligotoma huihardi of the Neuropterous family EmUdae, 

 a very rare species. 



Seven specimens of 4 species of CalUmorpha from Mr. H. F. Schoenhorn, Washington, 

 District of Columbia. No. 18,565. These are valuable as varieties not represented in 

 the Museum collection or as very line specimens. 



In October, 263 species in 729 specimens of Syrphida? from Dr. S. W. Willistou, 

 New Haven, Connecticut. No. 19,702. These are the types of Bulletin U. S. National 

 Museum 31, mentioned in the last report. The collection is almost complete, and by 

 all odds the best collection of the family extant. The material of the Museum from 

 other sources will be added aud arranged as soon as practicable. This is the most 

 valuable accession of the year. 



In November a lot of Myriopoda and Arachnida, Virginia and New York, from L. M, 

 Underwood. No. 19,758. This contained the balance of the material collected by 

 Professor Underwood while in the employ of the Museum. 



Miscellaneous lot of insects from Trusillo, Honduras, collected by Chas. H. Town- 

 send, U. S. National Museum. No. 19,811. Contained a considerable number of 

 bright aud attractive species, representing some of the more common species of the 

 locality. 



In January a lot of Central American Longicornia and CaraMdce, determined by H. 

 W. Bates, from Messrs. Godmau & Salviu, 10 Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, 

 London, England. No. 20,007. This is a valuable lot of insects, typical of many of 

 the species described in the Biologia Centrali Aruericana, and forming in the two 

 families represented an excellent nucleus for a Central American collection. 



Also a largelot of unmounted Madagascar Coleoptera from Edward Bartlett, Maid- 

 stone, Kent, England (through Eobert Ridgway). No. 20,093. Valuable as being 

 the first representation of the insects of this region. The specimens have not yet been 

 mounted. 



In February, 14 new species of Myriopods from C. H. Bollman, Bloomiugton, Indiana. 

 No. 20,155. Types of species described in the Proceedings of the U. S. National 

 Museum. 



In March, 133 specimens of 36 species of Diptera from D. W. Coquillett, Los Angeles, 

 California, through the Curator. No. 20,336. This lot contained mostly Bombyliidai 

 from California or adjacent localities, and very largely typical of species described by 

 Mr. Coquillett. 



In April a small lot of Lepidoptera from State Laboratory of Natural History, Cham- 

 paign, Illinois. No. 20,395. Quite a series of fine specimens were sent on for deter- 

 mination by the above institution, from which several very good species were obtained 

 for the Museum. 



In May, 3 species in 7 specimens of Laclmosterna from E. A. Schwarz, Washington, 

 District of Columbia. No. 20,639. Florida species, not represented in our collection, 

 and obtained in exchange. 



The larger part of the routine work is the care aud preservation of the 

 collections. In no other department perhaps is there as much danger 

 of injury from Museum pests or more care and time required to keep 

 up the character of specimens. The time thus spent shows very little 

 apparent result. The mounting and placing of accessions and work of 

 preparatioii also takes up a large portion of time. 



Still a great deal has been accomplished in the line of systematic 

 arrangement of both exhibit and study series, the general review of 

 which will be found in the beginning of this Report. 



