2. Additions to the Collection of Lepidoptera from 

 Equatorial Africa. 



It has been already explained that the Catalogue for 191 1 

 is unavoidably incomplete, and it is therefore necessary to 

 make special mention of the very large additions to the Uni- 

 versity collection of Lepidoptera from Equatorial Africa. 



The material is all of the greatest interest, because of the 

 very full and exact data of time and place by which it has 

 been accompanied. Furthermore, its interest is greatly in- 

 creased by the fact that it has been sent by naturalists residing 

 at different points on the equatorial zone crossing the Con- 

 tinent — by Mr. W. A. Lamborn in the Lagos district of 

 S. Nigeria on the West Coast ; by Mr. C. A. Wiggins in the 

 Entebbe district ; by Mr. G. D. H. Carpenter, B.M., Non-Coil, 

 on the islands in the north-west part of the Victoria Nyanza; 

 ami by the Rev. K. St.Aubyn Rogers, M.A., Wadham College, 

 in the Mombasa district on the East Coast. Lven where 

 two localities arc as near together as Kntcbbc and Damba 

 Island, only 20 miles distant, in the Lake, specimens from the 

 one gain greatly in interest by their relations to those from 

 the other. 



3. Additions to the British Collections. 

 It is also necessary t<> allude briefly to the very great 

 additions to these collections in 191 J, owing to the gift by 

 Mr. W. Holland of the remainder of his fine collection of 

 British Colcoptera, especial \y from the Oxford district, by 

 Mr. A. II. Hamm of the splendid set of specimens bearing 

 upon the natural history of the Empidae, and throwing great 

 light upon their habits in securing prey and in courtship, by 

 Mr. F. C. Woodforde, of a fine series of Lepidoptera collected 

 in I91I, and by Col. Ycrbury and Mr. II. Donisthorpc of 

 further important additions to the collections of Diptera and 

 Colcoptera respectively. 



4. }\\>rk done by tlic Staff. 

 Although the actual transference of cabinets into the new 

 space did not begin until January 22 of the present year, 



