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The collection of Orthoptera was sent to Professor Lawrence Bruner, 

 at the State University, Lincoln, Nebraska. Professor Bruner has not 

 yet completed his study of the collection, but is satisfied that there are 

 many new and interesting forms included in it. 



The collection of beetles is very large and contains numerous new 

 forms. This collection has been in the hands of Mr. Linell, Aid in the 

 Department of Insects, who has a paper based upon it in press ("List 

 of Coleoptera collected by Mr. William Astor Chanler and Lieutenant 

 von Hohnel on the River Tana between the Coast and Hameye during 

 the Expedition of 1893, and on Jombeni Range, Northeast of Mount 

 Kenya, in 1894, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species"). He 

 informs me that among the one hundred and ninety-one species repre- 

 sented there are four new genera and thirty-four new species. The 

 collection is very full, and represents in an excellent manner the con- 

 spicuous forms of beetle fauna of the region. 



The collection of Hemiptera and Hymenoptera is not so large as 

 some of the others, but Mr. Ashmead, to whom they were sent, is satis- 

 fied that they will prove very interesting. He has not yet, however, 

 determined how many new forms there are among them. 



The Spiders and Scorpions were sent to the late Doctor George Marx. 

 The elaboration of this collection was interrupted by his death, and 

 opportunity has not since been found to place them in the hands of 

 another specialist. Many of the forms, however, are large and striking, 

 especially the scorpions. I regret that it is not possible, at this time, to 

 say how many new forms were 'found. 



Of the Diptera, there are eleven species, including two specimens of 

 a Tsetse fly, Glossina longipalpis, a species which replaces in East Equa- 

 torial Africa the well-known Glossina morsitans of the South. 



I have now mentioned, I believe, all the groups of animals that were 

 represented in your collections. In closing I beg to assure you again of 

 our great gratification in receiving these valuable series of specimens at 

 the Museum. 



Yours very sincerely, 



G. Brown Goode, 



Assistant Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 

 in charge National Museum. 



