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THE COLLECTION OF HEMIPTERA IN THE U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. 











. It should be of interest to 411 American workers in Hemiptera as well as to 
orkers in other orders to know something in regard to, what is without doubt, the 
argest collection of Hemiptera in North America, Since the death of the late Otto 
eidemann, who was for ten years Custodian of Hemiptera in the U. S. National Museum, 
» entire collection has been rearranged, 
: All specimens are now kept in cork-lined drawers with glass covers, and these 
in steel cabinets. 
The collection of Hemiptera in the Museum includes all of Heteroptera and 
domoptera exclusive of Aphididae, Aleurodidae, and Coccidae. It has been built up 
of material sent in from numerous economic workers of the Bureau of Entomology and 
State departments, by generous donations of specimens from individual workers and 
students, and also by trades and purchases. The Fitch, Ashmead, Coquillet, and 
Uhler collections have been notable acquisitions, and it is hoped that in the future 
the generous spirit which has been the means of building up the best collection of 
Hemiptera in North America will continue to prompt entomologists to donate specimens 
freely so that in a short time we may be proud to be able to claim the best in the 
world, 
7 At the present time there are approximately 150,000 specimens in the collecte 
ion. Of this 60,000 have been determined, The Nearctic region is represented by 
107,000 specimens; the Neotropical by 20,000; the Palaearctic by 10,000; the Ethiop- 
dan by 7,000; the Oriental by 3,000; and the Australian by 3,000. The average 
number of duplicates in a species is 10, There are 600 series of types, cotypes, 
or paratypes, exclusive of many in the Uhler collection which have never been 
designated, 
' Besides the above, the C. F. Baker collection with approximately 30,000 
specimens is on deposit and available for study. 
: During the past six months over 60 series of specimens, many including 25 
or more species, from collectors and economic workers, have been determined. This 
work will be continued zealously and determinations made and returned as quickley 
as is consistent with accuracy. 




(Signed) Edmund H. Gibson 
ATTENTION, 
CHANGES IN THE FISCAL REGULATIONS 
The attention of employees in the field is called to Secretary’s Memorandum 
No. 207, dated June 9, 1917, wherein the Fiscal Regulations are modified as follows 
Paragraph 45 - This paragraph which originally prohibited 
the use by employees on a per diem allowance, of identifi- 
cation cards in sending telegrams to reserve hotel accom- 
modations has now been made to prohibit by the addition of 
the words “or Pullman" the use of such cards for securing 
Pullman accommodations. 
Paragraph 75 - Per diem allowance will hereafter include also telegrams re- 
serving Pullman accommodations. Note in the enumeration of the items included in 
per diem the additional words “or Pullman." This paragraph also provides that no 
reimbursement will be made for tips or fees paid out in anti-tipping states, vizt 
Arkansas, Iowa, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and "Payment of slesep- 
ing car or parlor car porters' tips while enroute to a point in an anti-tipping 
State will not be allowed." 

