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taken on the banks of the Guadalquivir by H. F. VVitherby, 

 Esq., was presented by him. 



A valuable set of 51 insects of many Orders, chiefly Lepi- 

 doptera, captured in Mexico almost exclusively in 1897, and 

 71 captured in 1898, were presented by Osbert H. Howarth, Esq. 

 Many of the specimens are of great value, and the data accom- 

 panying them most full and precise. 



A valuable set of 175 insects, almost exclusively Lepidoptera, 

 from Queensland (1897), Himalayas (1897), India(i897), Cape 

 of Good Hope (1897), and Manila (1896), was presented by 

 G. C. Griffiths, Esq. 



Ninety-eight Lepidoptera from the Upper Engadine and 

 the Upper Rhone Valley (1869) were presented by Rev. A. G. 

 Butler, M.A. (Oriel College). 



One hundred and two Lepidoptera from the South of 

 France (1898) were presented by Colonel J. W. Yerbury, 

 The data sent with the specimens are excellent. 



Two Diptera from Arizona, captured (1897) with the 2 

 Hymenoptera they mimic, were presented by R. C. L. Perkins, 

 Esq., B.A. (Jesus College). 



Twenty-two insects from various localities in Palestine and 

 Syria (1898) were presented by E. N. Bennett, Esq. M.A. 

 (Hertford College). . 



Twelve valuable specimens of Orthoptera of various groups 

 from Java, Celebes, and Ceylon (1889-96) were presented by 

 Malcolm Burr, Esq. (New College). 



The eggs of a Locustid from France (1897) were presented 

 by W. J. Lucas, Esq. 



A valuable set of 194 insects of many Orders, Arachnida 

 and Myriapoda, from Manchuria (1898), was presented by 

 R. T. Turley, Esq., and Mrs. Turley. 



Two rare Coleoptera from Patagonia (1898) were presented 

 by M. Jacoby, Esq. 



Twenty-two Lepidoptera, with excellent data, from Mexico 

 and Trinidad (1898) were presented by L. Richardson, Esq. 



A pair of a rare Danaine butterfly from Madagascar (1891) 

 was obtained by purchase from Messrs. Watkins and Doncaster. 



The British Collections also received many accessions, 



