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One hundred and fifty-six butterflies, 12 moths, and 2 

 Odonata, S. Jacintho Valley, 7 miles N.E. of Theophilo 

 Ottoni, Minas Geraes, E. Brazil (August, 1907-May, 1908), 

 were presented by the captor, F. Birch, Esq. The specimens 

 are greatly wanted by the Department, in which this in- 

 teresting part of Brazil is barely represented. The series of 

 specimens belonging to the beautiful Neotropical Nymphaline 

 genus Catagramma are very fine. Among the Pierinae 

 Dr. Dixey directs attention to 2 Lcucidca brephos, an in- 

 teresting form probably allied to Terias. Dr. Karl Jordan 

 kindly arranged with the generous donor that these valuable 

 specimens should be presented to the Department. 



Two Salins and 3 Pompilus from Hyeres (March, April, 

 19 11) were presented to the bionomic series by the captor, 

 Dr. T. A. Chapman, M.D., together with examples of the 

 Reduviid bug Pirates Jiybridus from Amelie-les-Bains (April, 

 19 11). The specimens show the resemblance of the black 

 red-banded Hemipteron to a common pattern of the Pompilid 

 group of Fossorial Hymenoptera, as described by the donor 

 in Proc. Ent. Soc, 191 1, pp. xxix-xxx. 



Dr. Chapman also presented 2 female Polistes gallicus with 

 the young comb over which they were resting beneath a stone 

 (Hyeres, March 29, 1911). The comb had but 8 cells, 5 of 

 which contained eggs. The association of two females with 

 a nest at this early stage is remarkable (ibid., p. xxx). 



Three specimens of Nomiadcs arioti from N. Cornwall 

 (July 3-4, 191 1), 25 moths from the Forest of Wy re, Worcester- 

 shire (April, 191 1), and 34 moths from the New Forest (May, 

 June, 19 11) were presented to the general collection by the 

 captor, F. C. Woodforde, Esq., B.A., Exeter College. 



Four specimens of the Zygaenid moth Proci'is gcryon, 

 Dovedale, Derbyshire (June, 1911), were presented by the 

 captor, E. D. Bostock, Esq. 



Additions to the British Collections in 191 i. 



No more interesting and valuable addition to the bionomic 

 series has ever been made than the large collection by which 



