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valuable catalogue gives still further data. The collec- 

 tion also includes every specimen whose occurrence in 

 Somerset is noted in the Victoria County History of 

 Somerset, as having been taken by Mr. Charbonnier. 

 Similarly, Mr. Charbonnier has presented his collection 

 of " Local Hymenoptera aculeata," including over 150 

 species and 435 specimens, many of these being also 

 referred to in the Victoria County History of Somerset. 

 This collection is made up as follows : — 



Burrowing Bees (Fossores) . . 20 genera. 



Honey and Pollen -collecting bees 



(Anthrophila) .. .. ..12 ,, 



Cuckoo Bees (and their hosts) . . 6 „ 



Ants 3 n 



The Diptera collection contains such rare flies as 

 the Cow Bot-Fly (Hypoderma bo vis), and the beautiful 

 " Singing Fly " (Sericomyia borealis). 



The value of these local collections, so generously 

 given by Mr. Charbonnier, is difficult to estimate, and 

 their usefulness and interest will increase as many of 

 the old haunts of these insects have become built over, 

 and even where this is not the case, the increased city 

 life is profoundly modifying the fauna. 



The remounting of the mollusca has made good 

 progress, almost the whole of the extensive gasteropod 

 series being worked through, although much remains to 

 be done in the printing of descriptive and name labels, 

 and the addition of illustrations, diagrams, etc. 



Vertebrata. — A considerable amount of attention 

 has been devoted to this important section through the 

 year, the remounting of stuffed specimens commenced 

 in the previous year has been completed, many new 

 forms have been added, and osteological material has 

 been worked in as far as possible. 



