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Island, by Mr. A. H. Hamm ; from California, by Ronald W. 

 Poulton ; from Europe, by F. Mcrrifield, Esq. ; and from 

 Europe, by Professor R. Meldola, F.R.S. 



The additions to the collections of British Insects in 1899 

 have been very numerous and valuable, due especially to 

 a week's visit of the staff of the Department to St. Helen's, 

 Isle of Wight, at the beginning of July, 1899. -^s a result 

 of untiring work the following specimens have been incor- 

 porated. Mr. W. Holland presented 243 insects, chiefly 

 Coleoptera, many of them of great rarity, exclusive of a large 

 number which he will add at a later period. Mr. A. H. Hamm 

 presented 587 insects, chiefly Hymenoptera, many being very 

 rare and interesting species. Together they presented 68 

 moths. Professor Poulton also presented 19 insects, while 

 9 others were given by all three naturalists. All the specimens 

 have very full data, and are a most important accession. Many 

 specimens will be added to the series illustrating the natural 

 history of insects. 



A wasps' nest found at Headington Hill (1898) was pre- 

 sented by Hugh F. Hall, Esq. 



An interesting specimen of a large locust {Acridiitm 

 acgyptmm) was presented by Mr. J. Gee, having been intro- 

 duced into Oxford from Italy in broccoli. The insect was 

 alive when brought to the Department (Feb. 8, 1899). 



A pair of very rare Hymenopterous insects {Astata stigma), 

 from Brandon (1898), was presented by R. C. L. Perkins, 

 Esq., B.A., Jesus College. 



Thirty-nine insects were presented by J. J. Walker, Esq., 

 R.N., including rare Coleoptera from Kent and S. Devon 

 (1898-9), 3 Colias Hyale from Sheppey (1899), and 25 

 Lepidoptera from the neighbourhood of Rannoch (1899). 



Eighty Lepidoptera, captured by Mr. William Reid in 

 N. Shetland and various localities in Scotland (1895-98), 

 were presented by G. C. Griffiths, Esq., together with a pair 

 of the rare Platyptcryx siatla (1899), confined in this country 

 to the Leigh Woods, Bristol. 



A dragon-fly from the neighbourhood of Oxford was pre- 

 sented by Dr. F. A. Dixey, M.A., Wadham College. 



