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Siberian species of which some, judging from the descriptions, seemed 
to me to be very close, if not identical, with some of our North American 
species. 
Prof. S. C. Bruner of Habana, Cuba, kindly sent me specimens of 
antillarum, which enabled me to place it correctly. 
Messrs, S. Henshaw and N. Banks of the Museum of Comparative 
Zoology permitted me to study the types of Leconte and Melsheimer 
and Dr. H. Skinner of the Philadelphia Academy the species in Dr. 
Horn's collection. Though Dr. Horn's collection contained no types it 
was, as Mr. Leng informed me, compared by Dr. Horn with the types and 
species of Dr. Leconte's collection and was the foundation of Mr. Leng's 
revision published thirty-three years ago and for this reason of interest. 
Messrs. E. A. Schwarz and H. S. Barber of the National Museum, 
Washington; Dr. McDonough of the Entomological Branch, Ontario; 
Dr. E. P. Felt of the New York State Museum; Dr. H. H. Knight of 
the Minnesota University; Prof. C. R. Crosby of Cornell University; 
Prof. F. M. Saige of the University of Michigan; Prof. H. F. Wickham 
of the University of Iowa; Dr. W. E. Britton of the Connecticut Agricult. 
Exp. Station; Messrs. McAtee and L. L. Buchanan of the Biological 
Survey, Washington, and Dr. F. E. Chittenden of the Bureau of Ento- 
mology have kindly sent me the Donacias in the collection of the insti- 
tutions with which they are connected. Dr. E. C. Van Dyke, Prof. W. S. 
Blatchley, Messrs. Charles Liebeck, H. W. Wenzel, F. R. Mason, H. P. 
Loding, H. H. Hatch, Chas. Dury, E. Uljeblad, A. B. Wolcott, J. B. 
Walhs, N. Criddle, Ralph Hopping, F. S. Carr, C. Chagnon, C. A. Frost, 
William S. Marshall, Charles W. Leng, H. Dietrich, William T. Davis, 
H. Notman, F, M. Schott, E. Shoemaker and E. H. P. Squire have given 
me very obligingly either the free use of their collections or have supplied 
desirable material. 
Messrs. G. P. Engelhardt and J. R. de la Torre-Bueno, though not 
specializing in Coleoptera, have nevertheless collected several good species, 
some of which proved to be new records of distribution. Mr. Alan 
Nicolay, although interested only in Buprestidae, Rhynchophora and 
Carabini, has been constantly on the lookout for Donacias on his various 
collecting trips and has turned over to me all the material he collected. 
Some of my New York friends, Messrs. Notman, Shoemaker and Schott, 
and also Messrs. C. A. Frost of Framingham, Mass.; J. B. Wallis of 
'Winnipeg, Manitoba; H. H. Hatch of the University of Michigan; 
H. P. Loding, Alabama, and Charles Liebeck and H. W. Wenzel of 
Philadelphia have kept a lively interest in Donacias during my investi- 
gations and have turned up a good deal of material. 
