The Insect collection as a whole now includes the 

 following : — An Index Series illustrating the structure and 

 life-history of typical examples of all the main groups of 

 Insects. 



A Type Series, illustrative of the main orders, genera and 

 species. 



A Special Series illustrating mimicry, protective coloura- 

 tion, adaptation to habit, etc. 



The Greville Smyth Collection of Lepidoptera. 



The Morris Travers Collection of Lepidoptera. 



The Braikenridge Collection of Lepidoptera. 



A collection of British Lepidoptera. 



The Barton Collection of Buprestidae. 



The Charbonnier Collection of Local Diptera. 



The Charbonnier Collection of Local Hymenoptera. 



The Watkins Collection of Gloucestershire Insects. 



The gradual bringing into order of the insect series has 

 occupied a long period, during the whole of which time the 

 Museum has had the free service of Mr. G. C. Griffiths, F.E.S., 

 who has not only re-set, arranged, and identified numberless 

 specimens, but has added continually from his own collection' 

 to fill gaps in the museum series. 



Miss Norah Ward has reduced to order the general series, 

 other than Lepidoptera, whilst Messrs. H. J. Charbonnier, 

 A. E. Hudd, Charles Bartlett, and others have given service, 

 and specimens to make the collections more useful and 

 complete. 



Mr. G. C. Griffiths reports that during the past year no 

 new arrangement of groups in the Lepidoptera has been 

 undertaken, but a very considerable number of species have 

 been identified, and placed in order in the cabinets. It is 

 now proposed to proceed with the identification and arrange- 

 ment of the Exotic Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae. 



The House-fly series of models with illustrations showing 

 the habits of life and breeding places was again put on exhibi- 



