38 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. 



(February 12, 1886.) 



C. V. Riley — On the food-habits of the larva of Fenesica tarquinius. 



L. O. Howard— On the Chalcid genua Podar/riou. 



Otto Lugger— On a new pattern of Aquarium. 



J. B. Smith — On the odoriferous apparatus in Lepidoptcra. 



(March 4, 1886.) 



L. O. Howard — On a parasite of Cynipa quercussaltatorius. 



J. B. Smith— On the structural characters of the Attacincc and Ceraiocampince. 



George Marx —On the structural characters of Tkelyphonua giganteus. 



E. A. ScHWA-RZ— On the rediscovery of Ehyncolus corticalis Boh. 



(April 1, 1886.) 



E. A. Sciiwarz— On the life-history of some North American Scolgtidcs. 

 J. B. Smith — On some features in the structure of the, family Saturniidce. 



(May 13, 1886.) 



George Marx — On the structural characters of the genus Phrynus ;tn<l on the 

 classification of the family Phrynidce. 



E. A. Sciiwarz— On the ovi position of Xyleborus ccelatus and on the galleries of 

 M on ar thrum mail. 



(June 3, 1886.) 



J. B. Smith — On the scent organs in the males of Leucarctia a craw and Pyrrharctia 

 isahclla. 



E. A. Schwarz— On a new food plant of Picris rapes. 



Otto Lugger — On the introduction of certain foreign Coleopiera into North 

 America. 



Otto Lugger — On the fertilization of Cypripedium acaule and the Hard Maple. 



L. O. Howard — On a remarkable case of muscular force exhibited in Canthon 

 vigilen.8. 



E. A. Sciiwarz— On the Braconid parasite of Pissodes strobi. 



A convention of meteorologists was held on February 24 and 25: 

 General William B. Hazen, Chief Signal Officer, in the chair. 



2. CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. 



(a) Buildings and Labor, Police and Public Comfort. 



The regular staff for police and inspection under the supervision of 

 Henry Horau, superintendent of buildings, has included an assistant 

 superintendent, a clerk, an inspector, eight watchmen, five door-keepers; 

 for construction, care of buildings, and repairs, five carpenters, a painter, 

 and a stone-cutter ; for labor and cleaning, nineteen laborers (three of 

 whom are constantly detailed to watchmen's duty), three attendants, aud 

 five cleaners. For heating and lighting there were employed an engi- 

 neer and, for the greater part of the year, five firemen. In the depart- 

 ment of police and inspection, the services of an assistant superintend- 

 ent and four watchmen have been dispensed with. For construction 

 and repairs, the force has been decreased by three carpenters and two 

 painters. 



