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MONTHLY LETTER OF THE BUREAUsO ENTOMOLOGY 
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TAXONOMIC INVESTIGATIONS 
S. A. Rohwer, Entomologist, in Charge. 
H. C. Huckett, of the New York (Geneva) Experiment Station, is spend- 
ing a few weeks in the Division of Insects studying Diptera belonging to the 
family Anthomyiidae. 
meee Hebard, of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, called 
at the Division of Insects, January 30, to consult with Mr. Caudell. 
ee, Crawford, of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, recently 
Spent about a week in the Division of Insects, examining types of bees, consult: 
ing with various specialists, and arranging for exchanges of material. 
Kota Monzen, of the Imperial College of Agricul.ure and Forestry, 
“Morioka, Japan, recenvly spent a few days in thy Division of Insects studying 
types of gall-making cynipids. He was especially interested in a few gall- 
wInaking oo from annus described years cy by hs late W. A. Ashmead. 
nde B. Cronin, of. the Japanese Beetie Laboratory, Riverton, sik Jepeces 
‘spending about three weeks in the Division of Insects, studying the col” ection 
»of Tiphia and other scoliids and consulting with specialists in the taxonomy 
of these groups. 
. shan 3 Se peatbertin, of the U. S. Entomological Laboratory, Salt Lake | 
City, Utah, spent the first two weeks of January in Washington, working on 
the collection of parasitic Hymenoptera in the Museum and cone T ae wiih 
A. B. Gahan and R. A. Cushman. 
H. <n Viereck, of the Canadian Department of Agriculture, apent: Sather 
30 Biren bing with Mr. Gahan and Mr. Cushman. 
Work undertaken’ on Biological Abstracts has r- cently been proceeding . 
very rapidly. A number of conferences have been held with specialists in tue 
‘Division of Insects, resulting in tne selection of certain members of tie 
Division and the Bureau of Entomology as section editors of various groups for 
taxonomic entomology. Dr. H. E,. Ewing will be editor for tne small orders of 
insects, and mites and ticks; A. N. Caudell fur Ortnoptera, Carl Heinrich por 
Microlepidoptera, S, A. Rohwer for Hymenoptera, and Dr, J. M. Aldrich for 
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