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-3- progressed during the month with the aid of Mr. Nathan Banks and other employees of the Department of Agriculture whom I have been able to spare for the work. The number of species represented in our collections of the last named order is as follows: Coleoptera from Europe ----------- 3200 species Coleoptera from Asia ------------- 236 species Coleoptera from Japan ------------ 63 species Coleoptera from Australia -------- 312 species Coleoptera from New Zealand ------ 310 species Coleoptera from Madagascar ------- 28 species Coleoptera from Africa ----------- 450 species Coleoptera from South America ---- 760 species Coleoptera from Hawaii ----------- 81 species Coleoptera from Central America -- 1200 species Coleoptera from West Indies ------ 100 species Coleoptera from U.S. & Canada ---- 700 species Total ----------- 13740 species Respectfully, submitted C.V. Riley, Hon Curator
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