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several European localities were presented by W. E. Sharp, 

 Esq., F.E.S., together with 2 Carahidac from the Falkland 

 Islands. 



A valuable series of British insects of various Orders, of 

 which 292 were catalogued, were presented by the captor, 

 Major R, B. Robertson, The great majority of the specimens 

 were taken at various dates in Hampshire, chiefly in the New 

 Forest district, while a few were from Jersey, Wiltshire, 

 Dorset and Cumberland. The collection including an in- 

 teresting series of Hymenoptera Parasitica bred from Lepi- 

 dopterous hosts, the names of which are recorded. 



A series of 60 StapJiylinidae from various British localities, 

 and accompanied by full data, were presented by the captor, 

 W. E. Sharp, Esq., F.E.S. The whole of the specimens were 

 named by the donor, and all have been catalogued. 



Additions to the Collections in 1907. 



Several important accessions to both general and British 

 collections have been catalogued and incorporated since the 

 publication of the last Report. Of these. Dr. Longstaff's 

 fine series from the New World, and Col. Yerbury's splendid 

 addition to the collection of British Diptera, have together 

 occupied a large proportion of the time available for printing, 

 labelling, &c. 



The following are the total numbers of insects of all Orders 

 catalogued from the collections made in the localities indi- 

 cated (1906-7), and presented by Dr. G. B. Longstaff, D.M., 

 F.R.C.P., New College. In addition to these, large numbers 

 of uncatalogued specimens were also added to the Col- 

 lections : — 



Total 1744 



