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B G (unkn)meld Riley, March. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION G.B.G. | APR 19 1990 S. P. LANGLEY, Secretary G. BROWNGOODE, Assistant Secretary, In charge of U. S. National Museum UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM Washington, (blank), 188 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSECTS FOR MARCH 1890. The follow accessions were received during the month:- 695. Fragments of Adalia bipunctata, from Geo. B. Woodward, Boston, Mass., for identification. 22967. Scorpion (Centrurus viteatus), alive, found in a fruit-basket, from Henry Harkness, U.S.Nat.Mus. 23007. 2 specimens of Centipede (Scolopendra heros), collected in Indian Territry, from A.M.Hoover, 932 Pa. Ave., N.W., Washington D.C. 714. Cocoon of Cecropia moth for identification, from Jno. S. Webb Disputante, Va. 676. This is the largest accession, from Loomis, Japan, containing 140 specimens of Lepidoptera, 30 of Orthoptera, 35 of Neuroptera, 23 of Hymenoptera, 5 of Heniptera and 7 of Diptera. The re-arrangeme nt of the North American Coleoptera has proceeded during the month, covering the Families: Cistelidae, Lagriidae, Monommidae, Melandryidae, Phythidae, Oedemeridae,