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J. R. Eyer, of Pennsylvania, Dr. W. T. M. Forbes, of Cornell University, 
and Harrison M. Tietz, of New York. 
Visitors especially interested in Coleoptera were Joe Knull, G. M. 
Merk ial, and Mr. Simms, 
At this meeting of the Association more Hemipterists were oe 
together than at any other previous meeting, and Dr, C. J. Drake, Mr. 
Hungerford, Mr. Fracker, Dr. Funkhouser me Mr. HY: G. Barber spent some time 
working on the foul iawn 
The following students interested-in Hymenoptera gave some time to 
material in the collection: Walter Carter, of $t. Paul, Minn., Donald Rees, 
of Cornell University, Harry Smith, of Riverside, Calif., W. P. Hayes, of 
Urbana, Ill... 8.28. Hartley, Syracuse, N. Ye, /A. M. Vance, Charlottesville, 
Vas, Prof. 0. A. Stevens, of North Dakota, , Dr. T. H. Frison,-of: the 
Illinois State Laboratory, Dr. Richmond, of the Japanese Beetle Laboratory, 
and Dr. F. E. Lutz, of the American Museam of Natural History. Mr. Hartley 
has spent considerable time, in connection with Mr. Cushman, working on the 
Ichneumonidae. Dr. Frison spent some time consulting some of the Ashmead 
types and made it possible for the. specialists .on Eymenoptera to examine type 
material of Ashmead, Weed and Forbes’ from the collections of the Illinois _ 
State Laboratory of Natural History, 
Mr. Smulyan, of the Gipsy Moth Laboratory, spent some time consulting 
the collection of sawflies and working with Mr. Rohwer. 
Miss Ford, of Toronto; Canada, spent a short time studying specimens 
of Grylloblatta in the collection, 
. Professor Allse, of-the University of Chicago, visited with Mr, | 
Caudell and discussed the disposal of material which Prof, Alles had collected 
on Barro Colorado Island, in connection with some of his work on ecology. 
Dr. Philip Garman, of Connecticut, studied the Odonata of the - 
collection and discussed work on mites with Dr. Ewing. 

An illustration of the function of the National Museum as a clearing 
house for economic entomological activity was furnished in the month of 
December. From the Government Entomologist of the Federated Malay States a 
series of specimens was received of a tachinid fly parasitic on a month which 
is very injarious to coconat trees, The Entomologist wrote that he had 
endeavored to secure the identification of these parasites in other places, 
but without success, Tho species was identified; being new, it. was described 
by Dr. Aldrich, and arrangements were made. for the immediate publication of 
the description. Within a few days afterward Dr. J. D. Tothill, of. the 
Canadian Entomological staff, passed through Washington on his way to Fiji, 
where he has been commissioned to spend two years investigating a moth 
injurious to coconut. Of course his attention was immediately. drawn to the 
parasite of this moth, which appears tobe very abundant and beneficial in 
the Federated Malay Sis 6 aa He will immediately endeavor to introduce the C 
Same parasite into Fiji. 
Raymond C. Shannon, of. the Division. of Insects, Was ae ie January 3 
to Miss Elnora M. Sutherlin. 
