HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM 



170 types. The collection was the gift of Dr. William Morton 

 Wheeler. 



A collection containing 400 specimens of North American diptera 

 was purchased in 1906. 



Forel 

 Collection. 



Wheeler 

 Collection. 



Bahamas. 



Porto Rico. 



FORMICIM]— ANTS 



The collection of ants numbers not less than 50,000 specimens and 

 3,000 species, received largely through gift and expeditions. 



To Professor Auguste Forel the Museum is indebted for a large 

 and valuable collection of ants presented in 1907. It contains 3,519 

 specimens, representing 1,385 species. 



The largest collection of formicida? in this country, and one of 

 the three largest in the world, was presented in 1908 by Dr. William 

 Morton Wheeler. It contained many types and cotypes, and nearly 

 every species is represented by long series of specimens — often many 

 hundreds in number. 



The large termite nests and ant hills on exhibition were collected 

 by Mr. Francis Child Nicholas in Hayti and U. S. of Colombia, and pre- 

 sented in 1897 by Mr. Henry C. Pratt. 



On a collecting trip to Florida and the Bahamas in 1904 Professor 

 Wheeler obtained a practically complete series of the ants of Andros 

 and New Providence Islands, containing about fifty species, together 

 with a fine series of mollusks, myriopods, arachnida, etc. 



An extensive collection of the ants of Culebra and Porto Rico, 

 containing about 5,000 specimens and representing about 60 species, 

 and subspecies, was obtained by Dr. Wheeler on an expedition in 1906. 



A collection of Madagascar formicida? purchased in 1904 contains 

 373 specimens and 83 species. 



COLEOPTERA— BEETLES 



The present collection of beetles has been acquired through ex- 

 peditions and field work of Curator Beutenmuller, as well as by gift 

 and purchase. Among those received as gifts are the 2,000 specimens 



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