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UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON

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In the Hymenoptera the whole collection has been re-arranged with the aid of Mr. Wm. H. Ashmead for the Aculeate and parasitic families and with the aid of Mr. C. L. Marlatt for the Tenthredinidae. The order occupies about 370 boxes. 

The Arachnida have been arranged with the aid of Mr. N. Banks. The collection contains 325 North American and 100 exotic species. Like the Myriapoda these specimens are preserved in alcoholic vials, fastened on blocks and arranged in large cabinet drawers. The North American Myriapoda have also been re-arranged. This collection, including the Bollman collection, bought by the Museum last year, ranks as the largest in existence and contains 160 named species in 325 alcoholic vials, arranged in 12 large drawers. 

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