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in Fauna Boreali- Americana, was made by Mr. Sprrgue, and 

 compared with the types in the British Museum by Mr. E. C. 

 Rye. This collection was returned just before Mr. Sprague's 

 sickness, and was not rearranged by him. It has been trans- 

 ferred to a glazed box with the labels of Mr. Sprague and 

 Mr. Rye. 



Another work begun by Mr. Sprague was a revision of the 

 New England collection of Coleoptera, but he only carried 

 it through the Cicindelidse and Carabidae. The former are 

 now on exhibition, illustrated by a drawing of C. vulgaris ; 

 the latter occupy three glazed boxes in the work room. The 

 rest of the New England Coleoptera remain as arranged 

 and labelled by Mr. Sanborn. The collection of beetles left 

 the Society by Mr. Dale, was examined by Mr. Sprague, and 

 such specimens as were needed in the Museum placed in 

 other boxes, leaving a large number of duplicates in the 

 book-shaped boxes used by Mr. Dale, where they are liable 

 to be destroyed by Anthreni. 



During the last year all the New England Hymenoptera 

 and Neuroptera have been put on exhibition. Part of the 

 Geometridae have been taken to Salem by Dr. Packard, and 

 returned named. The Noctuidse, about two hundred and 

 fifty species, have been named and arranged by Mr. Morrison. 



The duplicate and unarranged New England insects, occu- 

 pying thirty boxes and five hundred bottles, are all arranged 

 by families in the workroom, the boxes containing pinned 

 specimens covered with paper for safety. 



Nearly all the foreign Coleoptera are now in glazed boxes, 

 where they are comparatively safe ; the remainder of the 

 collection, consisting principally of Lepidoptera from South 

 and Central America, is in small boxes, which have to be 

 covered with paper every summer to avoid injury. Some 

 three hundred bottles of foreign insects in alcohol are in the 

 workroom, besides a few on exhibition in the Museum. 



The collection of native spiders in alcohol, begun by Mr. 

 Sanborn, now contains one hundred and thirty species, in- 



