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copied Oct. 4  
G.B.G. OCT 12 1891

UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON 

[[strikethrough]] ANNUAL [[/strikethrough]] REPORT [[strikethrough]] OF THE CURATOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSECTS, 1890-91 [[/strikethrough]] on the Department of Insects in the U.S. National Museum, 1891.

By. C.V. RILEY,
Hon. Curator.

I.  During the past fiscal year no important changes have been made in the exhibit collections of the Department, but the reserve collections in the laboratory have been steadily improved to facilitate the access and increase the attractiveness and utility to students.

II.  Many important accessions have been received during the year, of which the following are worthy of mention:

23400.  About 63 species of insects of all orders, collected in Angola and St. Thome,Africa,from H. Chatelain, 219 4 1/2 St., Washington, D.C. 

(23656); and 24008. A large collection of African insects of all orders from Dr. W.L.Abbott, 1926 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. These were collected mostly between Mombasa and Kilimanjaro, 

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Reviewed using current instructions for transcribing Unclear what the circled accession numbers with their lines is indicating.