value in the immense amount of labelling required by the 

 Department. 



At the close of the year the thorough revision of the Hope 

 Library was commenced and has occupied Mr. Holland's time 

 ever since. 



The Danaine butterflies with the exception o^ihelthomiinae 

 {^Neotropinae)^ have been finally arranged by Mr. Holland in 

 two of the new cabinets. In this group, so far as it is at 

 present arranged, the Godman-Salvin specimens are incor- 

 porated, and the whole re-set according to modern principles, 

 with coloured labels to show the geographical distribution of 

 the species and genera, and with printed locality labels to 

 a large proportion of the specimens, constituting an extremely 

 instructive and valuable Collection. It is much to be regretted 

 that the imperative necessity for classifying the Library has 

 for a time interrupted the progress of this work. 



In the course of this arrangement and in the preliminary 

 work upon other groups preparatory to their final arrange- 

 ment, it has been necessary frequently to consult the Insect 

 Department of the National Collection and the Godman- 

 Salvin Collection. In this work the greatest courtesy has 

 been shown, and much kind help afforded. 



The Department has, as in previous years, received much 

 invaluable help in the determination and arrangement of the 

 specimens. 



Mr. M. Jacoby has continued his kind assistance in working 

 out the large Collection of Phytophaga (Coleoptera). Dr. 

 Dixey has worked at the Picrinae preparatory to their final 

 arrangement. Col. Swinhoe has continued and has nearly 

 completed the arrangement of the Oriental Heterocera ; 

 Mr. Arthur Sidgwick and Mr. Pogson Smith the arrange- 

 ment of the British Heterocera ; the Macro-Lepidoptera and 

 the Deltoids being now finished and contained in about loo 

 drawers in two cabinets. Mr. Malcolm Burr has done much 

 work upon the Collections of Forficulidae and Acridiidae. 

 Miss Cecil Vernon Harcourt has prepared the Collection of 

 British Aculeate Hymenoptera for final arrangement, printed 

 labels for the specimens, and has begun the arrangement. 



