in the British Museum, and named many of our specimens. 

 Mr. Roland Trimcn kindly helped in the identification of 

 many African butterflies. Mr. E. E. Austen looked through 

 the general collection of Diptera, and made notes on some of 

 the specimens. Mr. M. Jacoby continued his kind assistance 

 with the Phytophaga. 



The visit of the Council of the Entomological Society took 

 place on July 1-3. Mr. Roland Trimen, Hon. M.A., F.R.S., 

 Vice-President, Mr. R. McLachlan, F.R.S., Treasurer, Mr. J. J. 

 Walker, R.N., and Mr. F. Merrifield, Secretaries, Mr. J. W. 

 Tutt, and Mr. H. St. J. Donisthorpe were present. 



Professor Meldola, F.R.S., Mr. Herbert Druce, F.L.S., Mr. 

 Martin Jacoby, were also present, together with the Oxford 

 students of the Insecta. The Hope Collections were inspected, 

 and many interesting and useful suggestions made by the 

 distinguished specialists who were present. The visitors were 

 entertained by the Hope Curators and their friends. Mr. 

 Arthur Evans kindly invited the party to Youlbury on the 

 afternoon of July 2. 



- The collections have also been visited by many other 

 eminent naturalists in the course of the year, including 

 Mr. F. D. Godman, F.R.S., Hon. D.C.L., Professor L. C. 

 Miall, F.R.S., Mr. W. L. Sclater, Mr. C. W. Dale, Mr. G. C. 

 Griiifiths, Mr. F. A. Heron, and Mr. W. J. Lucas. 



I have much pleasure in acknowledging the great kindness 

 of the members of the staff of the Insect Department of the 

 British Museum of Natural History. It is a satisfaction that 

 the Hope Department has been able to render some assistance 

 by sending types for comparison with the specimens in the 

 national collection. 



As regards research upon the specimens in the Department, 

 Mr. C. V. A. Peel's Somaliland insects were worked at by 

 many eminent authorities in the various groups, and the paper 

 was read before the Zoological Society in the beginning of the 

 present year. The issue of " Hope Reports," Vol. II, is being 

 deferred until this memoir can be included. 



Professor Poulton, in association with Mr. F. Merrifield, 

 brought out a paper in the '* Transactions of the Entomological 



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