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This specimen was interesting as presenting the first known instance of a true Scolytus boring in conifers.

August 1886.

17848 21 specimens of 14 species of Lepidoptera from Missouri, from Miss. M. E. Murtfeldt, Kirkwood, Mo. The species were undetermined, many of them interesting and a list of names was sent to Miss. Murtfeldt.

September 1886.

17929 6 cigar boxes of Lepidoptera, and 2 vials of miscellaneous insects, from C. J. Herring, Colony of Surinam, Dutch Guiana. 
The Lepidoptera were mostly fragmentary and so badly infested with Anthreni, that they could not be saved and were destroyed. It was with great regret that this was done for several of the species would have been desirable. The vials contained a few larvae [[strikethrough]]of[[/strikethrough]] and some Orthoptera of much less value.

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