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23272. A collection of West and South African insects of various orders, made by Mr. W. H. Brown, naturalist to the U. S. Eclipse Expedition of 1889. This contains 75 species of Coleoptera, 45 species of Lepidoptera, 19 of Hemiptera, 25 species of Hymenoptera, 7 species of Diptera, 10 of Neuroptera, 46 specieis of Orthoptera, 12 species of Arachnida and 10 species of Myriapoda. 
23288. A collection of 87 species of South African Coleoptera, some of them names, by exchange from Mr. J. H. Brady, Cape Town. 
23340. - 4600 specimens of well mounted insects, largely Coleoptera, collected by Mr. A. Koebele in California, received through the Curator. 
Types of several new species of N. A. Noctuidae have been obtained by exchange from Prof J. B. Smith, New Brunswick, N. J. 
The Insect-collection of the late Dr. Asa Fitch, purchased by the Agricultural Department, was donated to the Museum through the Curator. Although considerably damaged and in part ruined