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Thirteen butterflies and 25 moths, including some interest- 

 ing species of Agaristidae, were presented by C. A. Wiggins, 

 Esq., D.P.M.O. of the Uganda Protectorate. The specimens 

 were taken by a native collector at Taveta (2.500 ft.), B. E. 

 Africa, in May, 1905. 



Additions to the Collections in 1909. 



A fine collection of insects of various Orders from localities 

 in the neighbourhood of Cairo and Khartum and in many 

 parts of Upper Egypt was presented by the captor, Dr. G. B. 

 Longstaff, D.M., F.R.C.P., New College. The data are 

 detailed and precise, including a record of the latitude of the 

 small places on the White Nile above Khartum. The speci- 

 mens were captured between the beginning of January and 

 mid-April, 1909. The following groups are represented: — 



Lcpidoptera Rhopalocera. — 194, including a fine scries 

 of the forms of Danaida chrysippus (the single example of 

 dorippus was of the white hind-winged albinus form), and 

 8 Cahpicris eulimene t a very interesting Pierine excessively 

 rare in collections. 



Lepidoptcia Hetcroccra. — 177, including some very rare 

 species. 



Hymcnoptcra. — 96 ants and Mutillidae, 185 Fossores, 

 71 Diploptcra, 201, Anthophila, 47 Chrysididae (the above 

 Hymenopterous groups being very kindly worked out by 

 Rev. F. D. Morice, M.A., F.E.S., Queen's College), 5 Para- 

 sitica. 



Diptera. — 57. 



Neuroptera. — 23, including 16 Odonata. 



Coleoptera. — The specimens numbered many over 130, 

 because two or more examples of all the smaller species were 

 mounted on a single card. 



Hemiptera. — 52. 



Orthoptera. — 69, including 9 Forjicirfidae. The collection 

 also included 3 Arthropoda otttsidc the Insecta. 



Seven Coleoptera from the southern slope of Vesuvius 



