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TAXONOMY 
Harold Morrison, in Charge 
Dr. W. T. M. Forbes, of Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., spent 
September 10 to 25 in the Nationai Museum studying the Porto Rican 
Lepidoptera and consulting the bureau specialists in Lepidoptera. 
Dr. H. L. Dozier, formerly State Entomologist of Delaware, who 
has accepted a position as head of the entomological work in the De— 
partment of Agriculture, Republic of Haiti, visited Washington September 
lg and 20 to make notes on type specimens of certain Chalcidoidea, par-— 
ticularly the Myrmaridae, and to copy portions of the card catalogue of 
the family. 
H. C. Fall, of Tyngsboro, Mass., a well-known student of Coleop-— 
tera, spent September 17 to 19 examining various types in the Casey col- 
lection of Coleoptera, especially those inthe families Melyridae, Alleculi- 
dae, and certain Curculionidae. 
Dr. W. V. Balduf, who is on a year's sabbatical leave from the 
department of entomology, University of Illinois, at Urbana, arrived in 
Washington September 24, and plans to spend considerable time during the 
coming fall and winter months in the taxonomic unit completing a revision 
of the North American species of the chalcidoid genus Decatoma. He will 
also study the literature dealing with entomophagous insects. 
C. H. Curran, of the American Museum of Natural History, New York 
City, came to Washington September 24, and spent two days comparing cer~ 
tain muscoid flies with material in the National collection. 
Dr. W. H. W. Komp, U. S. Public Health Service, Greenwood, Miss., 
and Dr. E. P. Coffey, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington? =Daasaes 
called at the taxonomic unit September 26 to discuss mosquito problems 
with the bureau specialist on Diptera, C. T. Greene. 
“rank Walsh, manager of the operating department, Dixie Steamship 
Company, located at New Orleans, La., called at the Museum recently and 
made inquiry regarding the Mediterranean fruit fly. 
INSECTS AFFECTING MAN AND ANIMALS 
F. C. Bishopp, in Charge 
F. C. Bishopp left Washington September 26 on a trip of several 
days' duration to points in South Carolina and Georgia to investigate 
outbreaks in that region of the pigeon fly, (Lynchia) Pseudolynchia maura. 
D. G. Hall has returned to his work at Coachella, Calif., and 
reports that rains during the latter part of the month brought out inm- 
mense swarms of the eye gnat, Hippelates sp. 
