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TAXONOMIC INVESTIGATIONS 
S. A. Rohwer, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
H. S. Schwarz, of the American Museum of Natural History, New Yolk 
City, visited the Division of Insects on February 9 and studied anthidi- 
ine bees in the collection. 
M. C. Van Duzee, of Buffalo, N. Y., visited the U. S. National 
Museum on February 13 and 14, bringing back some flies from tropical 
America, on which he has been preparing a paper for publication. While 
here he arranged to do some further work on Museum material. 
T. H. Hubbell, of the University of Michigan, spent February 13 
and 14 with Mr. Caudell, studying material of the orthopterous genus 
Ceuthophilus. 
Dr. W. J. Holland, of Pittsburgh, Pa., visited Dr. Schausmee 
February ll. 
C. C. Hill of the Carlisle, Pa., field laboratory of the Bureas 
of Entomology, was a visitor to the Division on February 29 and conferred 
with Mr. Gahan about parasites of the Hessian fly. 
On February 29 C. M. Packard, of the Bureau field laboratory at 
Lafayette, Ind., called on several of the specialists in the Division of 
Insects. 
P. B. Dowden, of the Gipsy Moth Laboratory, visited the Division 
on February 29, when he discussed parasite work with Mr. Gahan and Dr. 
Aldrich. ; 
Word has been received from R. A. Cushman that the packing of the 
Baker collection, in the Philippine Islands, has been completed and that 
the boxes have been conveyed from Los Banos to Manila by barge and tug 
furnished by the Quartermaster's Department. On February 15 Mr. Cushman 
sailed with the collection on board the Transport Thomas, bound for San 
Francisco. On arrival there, the boxes containing the collection will 
be transshipped to New York via the Panama Canal. Mr. Cushman is expected 
to arrive in Washington some time in March. 
INSECTS AFFECTING MAN AND ANIMALS 
F. C. Bishopp, Senior Entomologist, in Charge 
Dr. L. QO. Howard and F. C. Bishopp attended the fifteenth annual 
meeting of the New Jersey Anti-Mosquito Association, held at Atlantic 
City February 15 to 17, and Dr. Howard read a paper entitled "World-wide 
mosquito work during 1927." 
