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injuries (observed during life), probably caused by the attacks 

 of enemies. Most of the specimens were captured at an 

 elevation of from 6,000 to 8,500 feet. 



(3) Forty-eight butterflies collected (April-June, 1911), 

 near the western boundary of British East Africa, in Kavi- 

 rondo and on the southern foot and slopes of Mt. Elgon. 

 The series includes the following interesting species, the first 

 of which is barely represented in the collection, while all are 

 greatly wanted for the sake of the locality : — 8 Acraea 

 unimaculata, 4 A. asboloplintha, 4 A. admatJia IcncograpJia, 

 4 A. cquatorialis, 2 A. jolinstoni, J Plane via latifasciata, 

 3 Mimacraea mars/ialli, 3 Belenois raffrayi. 



(4) Fourteen Lepidoptera from various localities in N. 

 Nigeria, collected by Dr. J. J. Simpson, Travelling Entomo- 

 logist in West Africa. The specimens, although not of any 

 great rarity, were an interesting addition to the collection on 

 account of the admirable data both of time and place. In 

 addition to the butterflies 2 examples of the extraordinary and 

 problematical insect, Pseudopontia paradoxa, were included. 



(,",) A valuable series of named African Diptera, including 

 species of Tsetse-fly (Glossina) and 7'abauidac. Of these, 

 2 1 4 specimens were catalogued as permanent accessions. In 

 addition to the Diptera over 400 Ilymenoptera belonging to 

 many groups, 38 Coleoptera, 2 Odonata, and 7 Orthoptera 

 were also presented by the Committee. All the specimens 

 other than Lepidoptera were labelled and named in the 

 Natural History Museum under the supervision of Mr. Guy 

 A. K. Marshall, the Scientific Secretary to the Committee. 



The following families of butterflies from the Lagos district 

 bred byW. A. Lamborn, Esq., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., have been 

 catalogued and incorporated : — 



(1) The Nymphaline butterfly Kallima rumia: the female 

 parent and offspring, together with the pupal cases of a large 

 number, 122 specimens. 



(2) A female parent of the mimetic form Jiippocoon of 

 Papilio dardanus, together with its offspring, 15 males and 

 14 females. 



