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the same naturalist. All have been incorporated, and 6 cata- 
logued as permanent accessions. 
The fine Asilids, MWicrostylum spectrum, Wied. (one), and 
a large species of Promachus (3 specimens), from Macao, were 
presented by J. C. Kershaw, Esq., together with the prey 
with which they were captured on July 18, 1905, viz.,a Cicada, 
and 2 specimens of the fierce wasp Vespa cincta, var. It was 
unfortunately impossible to assign the individuals to their 
particular captors; but the whole set of specimens illustrates 
in a striking manner the remarkable powers of these predaceous 
flies. 
Two hundred and eighty butterflies, of which 161 have been 
catalogued, from the neighbourhood of Courmayeur (June, 
July, 1904), were presented by the captor, Sir George F. 
Hampson, Bart. 
Twenty-five Llattidae from various localities in Sarawak, 
Borneo, were presented by J. Hewitt, Esq., Curator of the 
Sarawak Museum, Kuching, together with 3 J/antidae (the 
latter uncatalogued). 
Seven insects of various groups from Sarawak, and 33 
Culicidae from the neighbourhood of Kuching, the Capital of 
this State, were presented by H.H. the Rajah of Sarawak. 
The following fine and varied collections of insects were 
presented by R. Shelford, Esq., M.A. :— 
Sixteen Coleoptera from Kuching. Five out of the ten 
catalogued specimens are //zsteridae, named by G. Lewis, Esq. 
From Buntal, near the same locality 3 interesting Stratiomyid 
flies, bred by Mr. Shelford from larvae under bark of Man- 
grove (1G03). 
A hundred and thirty-one Lepidoptera from Java (April, 
1905). Mr. Shelford was in the island at an unfortunate season, 
so that only 42 specimens were in a state to be catalogued. 
Insects from Java are particularly wanted in the Hope 
Collection, so that nearly the whole of Mr. Shelford’s speci- 
mens have been provisionally incorporated. In addition to 
the Lepidoptera, 19 Neuroptera and Orthoptera were pre- 
sented. All of these have been catalogued. 
