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a series of the injurious beetle, Podagrica fuscicornis, on 
Malvaceae, in Gee’s Nursery Gardens, June 26 (recorded in 
Ent. Month. Mag. 1904, p. 183): a series of the beetle, 
Plagiodera versicolora, 5. Hincksey, July 23 (1. c., 1904, p. 210) : 
2 specimens of the “ earwig,” Horficula lesnei, Beckley, Sept. 10: 
an example of the local aquatic Hemipteron, Ranatra linearis, 
Tubney Wood, Sept. 17. 
From other British localities the following rare or local 
insects were presented by Commander Walker: the Curcu- 
lionid beetle (“weevil”), Bagéus brevis, Woking, May, 1904: 
3 examples of the Homopteron, Aszraca clavicornis, near 
Stroud, Kent, July, 1899: 4 specimens of the Geometrid 
moth (“pug”), Anpithecia extensaria, bred, near King’s Lynn, 
june;1903, bye. A. Atmore, Esq: E Es: 
Seven males and twelve females of the Geometrid moth, 
Nyssia lapponaria, were bred in the Department (March—May, 
1905), from ova, laid April, 1904, presented by E. A. 
Cockayne, Esq., B.A., Balliol College. The parent moth was 
obtained by the donor at Rannoch, Perthshire. 
One hundred and sixty-five insects of several Orders captured 
at various dates in many British localities were presented by 
W. J. Lucas, Esq., B.A. All the specimens bear excellent 
data, and the whole forms a valuable accession to the British 
collections. In addition to the above, the same kind donor 
presented a Syrphid fly, bred, Sept., 1903, by G. T. Lyle, Esq., 
from a larva found feeding on that of the Geometrid moth 
Fucosmia undulata, at Brockenhurst ; also 3 insects captured, 
August, 1903, in the Isle of Man, by T. H. Shepherd, Esq. 
ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS IN 1905. 
A fine set of 594 butterflies, from the neighbourhood of 
Macao, S.E. China (1902-1905), presented by J. C. Kershaw, 
I'sq-, of Macao, have received their printed labels, and as 
regards the great majority have been incorporated in the col- 
lection. Of this important set 234 specimens have been cata- 
logued as permanent accessions. One Lycaenid and 11 Hes- 
perid butterflies from Hong Kong (1got), were presented by 
