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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

S.P. LANGLEY, Secretary
G. BROWN GOODE, Assistant Secretary, in charge of U. S. National Museum

UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM

Washington, [[blank]], 188

✓ 759 - Larva of Hellgrammite (Corydalus eornutus) from John M. Davis, Fayette Court House, Ala.

✓ 23248 - A living Polyphemus moth from Miss Edith Perry, U. S. National Museum.

✓ 760 - Belostoma americanum Leidy. 1 specimen from Jeremiah Snyder, Roaring Creek, Pa.

The month has been spent chiefly on the arrangement of the North American Coleoptera. In the systematic series the written labels have been replaced by printed ones, the duplicate collection has ben fully arranged and takes up 115 double folding boxes. 1850 species are here represented, often in very large series and are now available for exchange or distribution. The biologic series illustrates the life-history of 625 species. Two check-lists have been prepared over the systematic and cuplicate [[duplicate]] series. 

Respectfully submitted, 
C.V. Riley
Curator.