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Ten specimens of a new species of Cis from William H. Crane, Cincinnati, Ohio-. 

 (18842.) 



April, 1887. — Nest of Vespa maculata from Hon. Wade Hampton, United States 

 Senate. (18886.) A fine specimen and one of the largest we have. 



Pityophthorus rhois Sz. and sample of work ; Thysanoes ficus Sz. in all stages and 

 samples of work, and parasites; Anisomorpha buprestoides ; Penthetria sp. and co- 

 coon, and Forficula sp. and eggs from E. A. Schwarz, Washington, District of Co- 

 lumbia, collected in Key West, Florida. (18954.) These Coleoptera are types of 

 manuscript species by Mr. Schwarz, and have been unknown as to life, history, etc., 

 heretofore. 



May, 1887.— Two boxes pinned Lepidoptera ; specimen of twigs of fig, with Pityoph- 

 thorus ficus Sz. in all stages; three small vials of Myriapods. (19040.) 



Box of pinned Diptera and two vials of Myriapods. (19068.) 



Box of specimens, all orders, pinned. (19113.) 



All these are from Dade County, Florida, collected by Mr. Schwarz personally. 

 They are mostly of great interest, many of them new species, and to some of them 

 Mr. Schwarz has notes of interest and value. 



A lot of butterflies in papers, and a mixed lot of several orders in alcohol, United 

 States of Colombia, from V. O. King, consul-general of the United States at Bogota. 

 (191 12. ) These have been mounted and are in very good condition throughout. They 

 form a bright and sparkling addition to the collection, the butterflies and beetles 

 being usually the most brilliant. 



June, 1887. — A lot of dry Coleoptera in papers from Aurelius Todd, Elkhead, Ore- 

 gon. (19015.) 



A similar lot from Lewis L. Kennedy, Blackford, Custer County, Montana. (19227.) 



Two mixed lots containing considerable valuable material apparently. 



1 box of White Mountain Coleoptera, from Rev. F. Gardiner, jr., Sioux Falls, Dakota. 

 (188^J0.) Chiefly valuable because it has been worked over by Dr. Leconte; unfortu- 

 nately in such poor condition that but a small fraction can be saved. 



Two boxes of pinned insects (miscellaneous lot), from E. A. Schwarz, collected in 

 Dade County, Florida. (19234.) 



Altogether 102 accessions have been sent in to the department, comprising several 

 thousands of specimens. 



The mounting, labeling, and proper placing of these specimens occu- 

 pied no inconsiderable time. Forty-eight of these accessions required 

 reports of some kind, often taking up considerable time in making the 

 necessary determinations ; some sendings involving the determinations 

 of from 50 to 75 species, or a few of them even a greater number. 



In the first part of this report a general statement of the work done 

 was given, and it needs but little amplification. In the Lepidoptera the 

 chief work was the re-arrangement of the species of Callimorpha. 



In the Diptera the work has been entirely in the way of temporary 

 arrangement. 



In the Coleoptera the principal work has been in the arrangement of 

 the synoptic collection for exhibition. This has been most carefully 

 arranged by Mr. Smith. Every family is defined, in almost every case 

 there are drawings of structural peculiarities of the family, and wher- 

 ever it was possible to obtain them, specimens of the leading genera in 

 each family. In those cases where the species were very minute, figures 

 of the species were either added or substituted. The eight unit cases 

 in which this collection is arranged contain 571 species, 2,410 speci- 



