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(9) The bulk of the collection, in all order., of the late II. K. Mor- 



(10) The collection of Diptera of the late Edward Burgess. 



(11) The type collection of Syrphidae made by Dr. S. W. Williston. 



(12) The collection of Ixodidse of the late Dr. George Marx. 



(13) The collection of Myriopoda of the late C. H. Bollman. 



(14) Sets of the neo-tropical collections of Herbert Smith. 



(15) The collection of Hyraenoptera of Win. J. Fox. 



(16) The collection of Tineina of Win. Beutenmuller. 



(17) The large Japanese collection, in all orders, of Dr. K. Mitsu- 

 kuri. 



(18) The African collections, in all orders, of Dr. W. S. Abbott, 

 Wm. Astor Chanler, J. F. Brady, the last " Eclipse " expedition to 

 West Africa, and of several missionaries. 



(19) The large collection from South California of D. W. Coquillett, 

 in Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera. 



(20) The Townend Glover manuscripts and plates. 



In addition to this material, there are minor collections which have 

 been the result of the work of government expeditions, or are gifts 

 from United States Consuls and many private individuals. 



This enormous mass of material is being cared for by the active and 

 honorary forces of the Department, and the perpetuity of the collection 

 is assured. The National Museum building is fireproof, and this, 

 together with the fact that it is a national institution, renders the De- 

 partment of Insects perhaps the best place in this country for the per- 

 manent deposits of types by working specialists in entomology, and for 

 the ultimate resting-place of large collections made by individuals. 



