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Dr. W. M, Mann resigned from the Eureau of Entomology on May le, 
1925, to become Superintendent of the National Zoological Park. Dr- Mann 
has long been interested in animals, and while on his various field trips has 
been able to collect 2 number of acceptable additions to 'the National 
Zoolozieal Park. hile the Bureau rezretfully accepted Dr. Mann's resignation, 
his associates fecl thet he is well quelified to accept this new position, 
and extend their hearty zooi wishes. He will be continued as a collaborator 
of the Bureau of Entomolozy, and will do ilentification work on ants. as 
time permits he hopes to continue his taxonomic investigations on ants 
secured on his various trips, as well as on other ants which my be sent to 
the National Collection. 
Dr. A. G. Boving, Entomologist, will leave for Denmark June 9 on the 
steamship Lituania. During his. sojourn in Europe te will study the larvae cf 
beetles in the collections of the Copenhagen Museum and the British Museum, 
ain certain Other collections, Dr. Boving will be accompanied by his wife 
end son, ond expects to return susust 14, While studying, he will be on 
extended annual leave. 
K, C. Shannon, Junior Entomologist, will Spend about two months in Euro ~ 
this summer. While abroad he will study types of Diptera in tke museums of 
Itely, France, and Englend, end while in England he will study mosquitoes with 
Dr. Edwards. During his stay in Burope he will also exchange American mi terial 
for Old World forms. Mr. Shannon will be accompanied by his wife, and while 
in Italy will visit his sister. His annual leave will be extended so as to 
permit study in the muscums mentioned above, 
During the interval from May 10 to May 23 Carl Heinrieh made a trip to 
New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, to determine the 
present status of the introdueed European pine shoot moth. 
Dr, J. H, Gehring, of Bethel, Me., was in Washington in May and visited 
the Division of Insects to renew his acquaintance with Dr. Schwarz, with 
whom ke walked across Florida in 1874. Since his retirement as head of a. 
sanitamum for the treatment of nervous diseases, in Bethel, Dr. Géhringe 
has become interested in the eolleetion and study of beetles, particularly 
ground beetles. Under the guidenee of H. 8. Barber he did some collecting, 
nd was fortunate enough to find some speeimens in the group mentioned, 
while here, Dr. Gehring spoke at a meeting of the Entomological Society. 

During the month of May Dr, Boving made many determinations of coleopterous 
larvae for students who are preporing theses for doctors! dissertations. He © 
has determined about 50 colcopterous larvae for Miss Margaret Windsor, Urbana, 
Ill,, to assist in her research problem on the hibernation of inseets in the 
soil of woods. 7 
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Miss Bertha lutz, daughter of Dr. Adolph Intz, now with the Brazilian 
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National Museum, recently spent « short time in the Division of Insects, 
becoming acquainted with the various specialists and arranging for exchanges 
of material. 
