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TAXONOMIC INVESTIGATIONS 
S. A. Rohver, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
R. A. Cushman has comleted preparations for a journey t 
Philippine Islands, and will start for Los Banos early in Octob: 
The object of this trip is to pack and ship to this country the v 
large collection of insects bequeathed to the U. $. National Muse 
by the late C. F, Beker, who was Dean of the Philippine College 0: 
Agriculture, This collection is reported to include more than i 
Schmitt. boxes of pinned specimens, a large quantity of unmounted m 
terial, and a very extended card index of references to Indo-Malay. 
entomology. It contains many types and hundreds of species new t ‘i 
National collection. No one in the Islands could undertake the tas 
packing this collection, and because of its importance and to comp 
with the expressed wish of Dean Baker the Bureau is cooperating mi 
Museum in arranging for its safe transport to Washington, In’ orde 
Mir. Cushman may properly represent the ifiseum he has been apnoint 
orary Assistant Custodian of Hymenoptera. It is expected that he 
be away from Washington until early in January. . 

























A. B. Gahan left "eshington September 12, and sailed from” 
Yors the following day, for an extended trip to Europe. He will 
study types of parasitic Hymenovtera, and will consult with other | 
cialists on these insects. He intends to make his first stop at t 
AYitich Moses, “- 
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Prof. 2. 3. Mitchell, of the department of zoology and ent 
ogy, North Carolina State Colles ae ran Agriculture, spent September 
in the U. S. National Museum, comparing material with the collect 
bees of the genus Megachile. Profcssor Mitchell vas on his way hon 
from the Bussey fuskitution, Shee he studied during the summer mon 
Dr. J. if, Aldrich, of the U. S. National Imseum, returned 
tember 2 from a three months! collecting trip. Ze traveled oy aut. 
from Vashington to San Francisco, then north to Portland and Spolra 
returning by the Yellowstone National Park. Collecting was done p 
pally in the Rocky Mountains, the Sierras, at Tells, “ev. , ane tae 
Yellowstone Park. Of the sources named the Yellowstone Mark fur 
the largest number of insects, 
Dr. ZH. A. Chavin spent September 15 to 25 collecting inssc 
Cane Henry, Va., paying especial attention to the fauna of the b 
press (Taxodiun distichum Linn. ), Among his collections were addi 
maverial of the rare cypress sphinx and an undescribded species iy! 
Inscudderia. . 
Dr. Adan G Béving has just acim Seon a vaper on the larva. 
economically important cenera Diabrotica and Phyllobrotica, At tk 
of the paner there is a discussion of the subfamilies Gelerucias 
Halticinee, 
