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5.  The work of arranging in permanent shape all the collections:

In the Diptera, mentioned in the last annual report as being arranged for the largest part, the remaining families have been classified as far as they are studied in our fauna.  In the Lepidoptera the North American Diurnals, Sphingid, Bombycid and Geometrid families have been completely re-arranged according to the last published classification and the very large accessions incorporated.  Of [[strikethrough]] all [[/strikethrough]] North American Diurnals 410 species are represented and of Geometrids about 290 North American and 162 European species.  A systematic arrangement has also been made of the tropical Diurnals and they are represented as follows:

From Mexico and Central America --------- 169 species
From West Indies (outside of Trinidad ---  10 species
From Trinidad (all of Acc. 25335) -------  95 species
From South America ---------------------- 255 species
From Asia -------------------------------  42 species
From Australia --------------------------  17 species