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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

23200. Alcoholic specimens of 9 scorpions, 1 spider, 1 myriapod and 1 caterpillar from Govt. Nicaragua, through M. Medina thr[[strikethrough]]e[[/strikethrough]]ough John Durand, 164 Boulevard Montparnate, Paris. 
All the collections were examined for pests during the month and the accessions from the Eclipse Expedition and from Mr. W. L. Abbott, Zanzibar, were prepared for study. Two smaller collections for foreign exchange were made up one of Chrysididae for Vicomte R. du Buysson, France and the other one or Coleoptera for Mr. J. H. Brady, Cape Town. The exhibit collection of North American Coleoptera was also imp[[strikethrough]]t[[/strikethrough]]oved and some general arrangements [[strikethrough]]done[[/strikethrough]] made in the laboratory.

Respectfully submitted,
C. V. Riley
Hon. Curator of Insects.