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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM S. P. LANGLEY, Secretary G. BROWN GOODE, Assistant Secretary, in charge of U.S. National Museum Washington, [[blank line]], 188 Chalcididae from Mr. Albert Koebele of Alameda. All the spare time of Mr. Linell was devoted to further arrangement of the biologic material in the macro-lopidopters and I have also begun the rearrangement of the Diptera. The rearrangement of the type collection of Hymenoptera has been completed with the aid during the month of Mr. Ashmead, he having devoted most of his time thereto. Respectfully submitted, C. V. Riley Hon. Curator of Insects.