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early spring butterflies, particularly the fine series of Pierine 
species, of which 97 have been catalogued; and the 289 
catalogued Hymenoptera Aculeata, all named by Mr. Edward 
Saunders, F.R.S. The collection is not only of special value 
from the excellence and fullness of the data, and the interest 
of the locality, which has hitherto been barely represented in 
the Department, but also because the species have been very 
largely determined and bear their names in the Algerian 
notebook and on special labels affixed to the specimens. In 
the very considerable work of identification the Department 
is indebted to the generous donor, and those naturalists who 
have assisted him :—Mr. Edward Saunders, F.R.S., Mr. C. O. 
Waterhouse, Sir George Hampson, Mr. C. J. Gahan, Mr. G. J. 
Arrow, Col. J. W. Yerbury, Mr. E. E. Austen, and Mr, W. F. 
Kirby. 
ADDITIONS TO THE BRITISH COLLECTIONS IN 1905. 
The following valuable additions to the Collections of 
British Insects are owing to the kindness of Col. J. W. 
Yerbury :— 
A hundred and sixteen Coleoptera from the neighbourhood 
of Barmouth (1902), 37 from Porthcawl, S. Wales (1902), and 
10 from Torcross, S. Devon (1903). 
Forty-eight flies belonging to the Phycodromidae, Sctomy- 
sidae, and Lorboridae, captured under sea-weed, Dec. 25, 
1904, at Fowey, Cornwall. All the species have been named 
by Col. Yerbury and J. FE. ‘Collin; Esq. F.E’S. 
Col. Yerbury also presented 5 Coleoptera and 1 Hemipteron 
from Darenth Wood, Kent (May 7, 1905); 12 Coleoptera and 
2 Hemiptera from Brockenhurst, New Forest (April 6-27, 
1905); 46 Rhynchota (chiefly Hemiptera), of which 19 have 
been catalogued, from Porthcawl, S. Wales (May 13-July 1, 
1903). 
Eleven Coleoptera (7 catalogued), captured by Lieut. J. J. 
Jacobs, R.E., at Sheerness (May 5-12, 1905), were presented 
by Commander J. J. Walker, Hon. M.A. The specimens 
include.a fine series of /elops coerulea. 
