SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 

 UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



WASHINGTON, D. C 



January 15, 1942* 



Dr. Edward A. Chap in, 

 Curator of Insects, 

 U. 3. National Museum. 



Through: Dr. L. Stejneger* 



Dear Dr. Chap in: 



In accordance with the accompanying letter of 

 authorization you will proceed to Bogota, Colombia where 

 you will carry on studies and investigations at the Institute 

 de Ciencias Naturales at the Universidad Nacional, in co- 

 operation with Dr. Armando Dugand, Director, and Dr. Luis 

 Murillo, entomologist on the staff there. 



Your work will be c oncerned principally with 

 studies in Coleoptera in which it is important for you to see 

 Colombian material in the collections of the organization 

 designated. You will also take every opportunity to collect 

 insects for the U. S. National Museum during this work. 



In Bogota you should call first on the American 

 Ambassador to thank him for the facilities that he has arranged 

 in connection with your visit to the country. Following this 

 you should see Dr. Dugand, Director of the Instituto and then 

 his assistants* 



I am giving you letters also to Dr. Augustin Nieto 

 Caballero, Rector of the University, Dr. Jorge Ancisar-Sordc 

 on the staff of the University and also Director of the Chemical 

 Laboratories for the Government , and Hermano Apolinar-Maria 

 for many years a correspondent of the Smithsonian Institution. 



You should take every opportunity to see local 

 museums in and near Bogota, and to make contact with any officers 

 in the Department of Agriculture or elsewhere that may be in- 

 terested in entomology. You have other contacts not mentioned 

 that you will wish to develop© 



