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Professor Poulton presented 42 insects from the river St. 

 Lawrence between Quebec and Montreal, 129 from Quebec, 

 and 40 from Montreal. Miss Cecil Vernon Harcourt presented 

 I specimen from the latter locality. 



A very interesting set of 41 insects of many Orders, captured 

 July 1886 in Hudson Strait (Lat. 62°35'N., Long. yfa/W.), 

 was presented by F. F. Payne, Esq., of Toronto. 



Miss Mary G. Holmes presented 69 insects from Ottawa. 



Professor Poulton presented 26 insects from various localities 

 in Ontario, and 150, and Professor Meldola 2, from Niagara 

 Falls. 



When not otherwise stated, all the captures in Canada were 

 in the months July, August, or September 1897. 



Professor Poulton presented 5^ insects from Detroit, 274 from 

 the neighbourhood of Chicago, and 287 from the neighbour- 

 hood of Hartland (Wis.) ; and in association with Professor 

 W. M. Wheeler of Chicago University 182 insects, and with 

 Professors Wheeler and S. Watase 14 insects from the neigh- 

 bourhood of Chicago. Professor Wheeler also presented 32 

 insects from the same locality, and 12 insects from various 

 localities in the United States. The latter will be especially 

 valuable for the Mimicry Collection. 



Dr. G. W. Peckham presented 179 insects from the neigh- 

 bourhood of Hartland (Wis.), and in association with Professor 

 Poulton 12 from the same locality. 



Twelve insects from Montana, U.S.A., were captured and 

 presented by Mrs. W. Ramsay and her son and daughter. 



With the exception of some of Dr. Peckham's (1896) and 

 Professor Wheeler's (1895 and 1896] captures, all these speci- 

 mens from the United States were taken in the same months 

 of 1897 as those from Canada. 



The interesting Collection of 102 insects from Socotra, 

 captured 1896-7 by E. N. Bennett, Esq., M.A., has been 

 already alluded to. Mr. Bennett also presented 1 specimen 

 {Papilio) from Crete. One specimen (Hemipteron) from Tripoli 

 was presented by A. J. Evans, Esq., M.A. 



Professor Poulton presented 8 Lepidoptera captured in 

 North America by his father in 1874-5, ^"^^ ^ ^'^^^ moth 

 from the Naga Hills, Assam (1889). 



