1872.] 



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325 specimens. This collection was received some time since, but 

 was not until now deposited in the proper department. 



15. From Mr. S. A. Toothaker, living Colorado potato-beetles. 



16. From Mr. R. Howell, specimens of Sphenophorus, destruc- 

 tive in Nichols, Tioga Co., New York. 



17. From Mr. Trouvelot, a lot of living caterpillars, from New 

 England silk-worms ; also silk of Att. Polyphemus, and eggs of that 

 species. 



18. From Messrs. J. A. Allen and R. Bliss, a lot of butter- 

 flies, collected in Kansas and Colorado, nearly 400 specimens. Also 

 Coleoptera, Orthoptera and Parasites, in alcohol. 



19. From Prof N. S. Shaler, a lot of insects, in alcohol, col- 

 lected during his trip to Virginia, in different localities ; in all, 2,489 

 specimens, of which 1,395 are beetles ; other insects, 1,095. 



20. From Rev. M. M. Carleton, insects, in alcohol, collected at 

 Koolloo, in the Himalaya Mountains, 2 jars. 



21. From Mr. J. Shute, Woburn Mass., 2 boxes of insects, from 

 China, and biological specimens from Massachusetts. 



22. From Mr. B. P. Mai^n, insects, collected in Brazil, and some 

 biological specimens. Also white ants, from California. 



23. From Mr. Edward Burgess, 3 species of wood lice, from 

 Massachusetts. 



24. From Mr. J. A. Allen, several jars of insects, in alcohol, 

 collected in Utah. 



25. From Dr. T. Hill, insects, in alcohol, collected in Utah, 2 

 jars. 



26. From Mr. N. Pike (U. S. Consul), a rich lot of insects, dry 

 and in alcohol, collected in the Island of Mauritius. 



27. From Dr. H. Dohrn, Stettin, insects, from Elmina, Africa, 70 

 species, Goliath Druryi, Polyphemus. 



28. From Baron Osten-Saken, a lot of insects, in copal (gum 

 anime), partly determined by Dr. Staol, of Stockholm, Sweden. 



29. From Mr. F. Sanborn, 2 American species of Boreus, living. 



30. From Rev. M. M. Carleton, a very large collection of but- 

 terflies and other insects, dry and in alcohol, from the Himalaya 

 Mountains, about 10,000 specimens. 



31. From Mr. J. A. Allen, insects and fresh- water crabs, from 

 Nebraska. 



32. From Prof L. Agassiz, buttei-flies, from St. Thomas, West 

 Indies. 



