Much kind help has also been rendered by the members 

 of the staff of the Insect Department of the British Museum 

 (Natural History) ; by Mr. Hamilton Druce ; and by Mr. G. T. 

 Bethune-Baker. 



Dr. R. C. L. Perkins, M.A., D.Sc, Jesus College, in the 

 course of a too brief visit to the Department, examined the 

 Australian Hymenoptera presented by Mr. Rothney. 



10. Visits of Naturalists. 

 The postponement of the time when the Department could 

 expand into the new room and the resulting congestion in the 

 old quarters prevented the usual meeting of entomologists 

 from being held in the summer of 1911. The Department 

 was, however, visited by a large number of naturalists, among 

 whom were many generous donors of specimens or of help in 

 working out the material. It was a great pleasure to show 

 Mr. G. A. James Rothney his beautiful collections of Oriental 

 and British Hymenoptera which reached the Department in 

 perfect condition in 19 10, together with the large accessions 

 presented by him in 191 1. Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall and 

 Mr. J. C. Kershaw have also seen something of the collections 

 they have in former years done so much to enrich. The 

 visits of Mr. C. A. Wiggins and Mr. W. A. Lamborn have 

 been mentioned in the previous section. Other kind donors 

 of valuable material who have visited the Department are — 

 Dr. F. W. Andrewes, D.M., Ch. Ch. ; Mr. E. A. Elliott, 

 E.Z.S., F.E.S. ; Mr. F. W. Lanchester, M.A., and Professor 

 E. A. Minchin, M.A., Keble College, F.R.S. It was a pleasure 

 to show to Mr. A. A. Saunders, M A., Keble College, the fine 

 collection of British Rhynchota which had belonged to his 

 father, the lamented naturalist, Edward Saunders, F.R.S. 

 Mr. Geoffrey Meade- Waldo, M.A., Magdalen College, and 

 Mr. J. Hartley Durrant, who have assisted the Department 

 by working out its material, have also visited us, together with 

 the following naturalists who have assisted the Department 

 by the gift of specimens as well as by advice and work — 

 Mr. G. C. Champion, Mr. W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S., and 

 Mr. Rowland E. Turner. 



