22 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



REPORT ON THE ENTOMOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 



By Nathan Banks. 



The most important accession of the year is the great collection 

 of Cicindelidae bequeathed by the late Mr. E. D. Harris. The 

 Museum series of these insects is now unexcelled in this country. 



Other gifts of specimens were from Messrs. C. P. Alexander, 

 C. F. Baker, W. S. Blatchley, T. D. A. Cockerell, R. W. 

 Dawson, C. W. Johnson, A. C. Kinsey, C. L. Met calf, 

 R. J. Tillyard, L. H. Weld, and W. M. Wheeler; the Boston 

 Society of Natural History transmitted some Lepidoptera from 

 the Emily L. Morton collection. A valuable collection of Cyni- 

 pidae, including eighty-four types, was purchased from Mr. 

 William Beutenmuller. By exchange we obtained some fossorial 

 Hymenoptera from Mr. C. E. Mickel. 



Material identified includes the genus Tiphia by Mr. Malloch, 

 the Cynipidae by Mr. Kinsey, exotic Vespidae by Dr. Bequaert, 

 Anthomyidae by Mr. Aldrich, Sarcophagidae by Dr. Parker, 

 Crabronidae and Bombidae by Dr. Wheeler. 



The Curator has studied much of the Neuroptera, identified 

 and described many species, and rearranged the Myrmeleonidae. 

 The Larridae were also named. Visitors to study the collection and 

 examine types have been more numerous than usual. 



The collection has been examined for pests and found to be in 

 good condition. More than 10,000 specimens were mounted and 

 over 700 types verified and numbered. 



Numerous lots of Acari were named for economic entomologists, 

 termites for the Bureau of Entomology, Neuroptera for the U. S. 

 Biological Survey, Mecoptera for Dr. Crampton, and Psammo- 

 charidae for Dr. Wheeler and Dr. Bequaert; desirable specimens 

 were retained for the collection. A collection of spiders sent by 

 the California Academy of Sciences has been assorted and partly 

 named. 



