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Agrotnyzidae, The great majority have been named by 

 J. E. Collin, Esq., and the determinations have been in all 

 cases affixed to the specimens. Col. Ycrbury also presented 

 a scries of 4 specimens and 3 puparia of the Tipulid Dictenidia 

 bimaadata, bred (May, 1910) by Dr. David Sharp, F.R.S.. in 

 the New Forest. This fine insect is a very welcome addition 

 to the British Collection. 



For the collection of British Hymenoptera Col. Ycrbury 

 presented a e 7 ' and ? of Mutilla europaea and a ? Pompilus 

 ?'i(Jjpcs, from Studland, Dorset (19 10), for the general collection 

 5 Diptera from Cascacs, Portugal (1896), and for the bionomic 

 collection two Dipterous predaccous insects with Dipterous 

 victims — a ? Caricea tigrina with a ? Coenosia (Porthcawl, 

 S. Wales, 1903) and Ophyra latcosfoma, with prey as yet 

 unnamed (Christchurch, Hampshire, \> 



The following valuable additions to the British collections 

 are due to the kindness of F. C. Woodforde, Esq., B.A., 

 Exeter College. The specimens, unless otherwise described, 

 were captured or bred 1))- the donor. 



One Asteroscopus nubecu/osa, bred in April, 191 1, from eggs 

 laid by a female captured at Rannoch in March, 1908, by 

 L. G. Esson, Esq. The species is apt to remain for some 

 years in the pupal state. 



Seventy-seven moths, 1 Gonepteryx rJiamni t a.x\d 1 Dipteron, 

 taken April, tan, in the Forest of Wyre, Worcestershire. 

 Among the moths is a fine set of Taeniccampae taken at 

 Sallow, including T. op i via and T. miniosa. 



Six dark forms of Tephrosia crefuscularia (btundu/arta), 

 bred May 5, 191 1, from a female captured May 28, 1910, 

 at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. 



One dark form of Boartnia repandata, bred June, 191 1, by 

 ]'.. G. Adams. Esq. 



Fifteen butterflies, 170 moths, including fine series of 

 Boartnia cinctaria, Scodiona bclgiaria, and Pachycnemia 

 hippocastanaria, 14 Diptera, including Empis tessellata and its 

 Dipterous prey Lcptis scolpacca, 4 Ncuroptcra and 6 Hymeno- 

 ptera Parasitica, bred from Lepidoptera, from the New 

 Forest, 1 9 1 1 . 



