

Report of the Hope Professor of Zoology, 1912. 



The two great pieces of work which mark the year 191 2 

 are the transference of the Lepidoptera into the Old Radcliffe 

 Library together with the consequent reorganization of the 

 whole Department, and the meeting of the Second Inter- 

 national Entomological Congress in August. In the trans- 

 ference of the collections the permanent staff received very 

 kind help from the Rev. C. F. Thornewill and Mr. F. C. 

 Woodforde, and the removal of the immense mass of delicate 

 specimens was accomplished without any injury. 



By the death of Mr. R. Shelford, after years of illness, the 

 Department lost one of its chief friends and one who had 

 worked hard in securing its efficiency. The present condi- 

 tion of the collections of Orthoptera, and especially the 

 Blattidae, will remain as a monument to his indefatigable 

 labours. 



Mr. R. S. Bagnall, who has been appointed Assistant 

 Curator in succession to Mr. Shelford, has unfortunately been 

 prevented from beginning his permanent work, although able, 

 from time to time, to render valuable assistance. It is con- 

 fidently hoped that he will be able to come into residence 

 in a few weeks. 



1. The Rothney Collection of Hymenoptera. 



Mr. G. A. James Rothney has continued his generous 

 donations to the Library and to the splendid collection of 

 Hymenoptera presented in 19 10. 



2. Additions to the Collection of Lepidoptera from 

 Equatorial Africa. 



It was explained in the Report for 191 1 that four great 

 collections from the African Equatorial Zone were almost 

 entirely uncatalogued. In the course of the year one of 

 these, the collection made and presented by the Rev. K. St. 

 Aubyn Rogers, M.A., Wadham College, has been entirely 



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