Dr. LongstafY also presented 8 insects captured (Dec. 1907) 

 on the voyage, — 7 from the Sweet-water canal at Port Said, 

 and an Acridian which flew on to the ship in the Red Sea. 



Thirty butterflies from the Ja River, Cameroons, were pre- 

 sented by Herbert Druce, Esq., F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S. Speci- 

 mens from this part of W. Africa are greatly needed by the 

 Department, and the gift is especially welcome. Two fine 

 examples of the Geometrid moth Larentia autocJiaridani, from 

 Peru (1905), were presented by the same generous donor. 



Some of the butterflies from the Tian Shan Mountains (about 

 1906) purchased from H. Grose-Smith, Esq., F.E.S., and in part 

 mentioned in last year's Report, proved when set to be in 

 bad condition. Owing to various circumstances Mr. Grose- 

 Smith was unable to replace these before his whole collection 

 was sold to Major Joicey. When the facts were explained, 

 Major Joicey not only permitted more perfect specimens to be 

 taken, but also generously presented a number of additional 

 specimens from the same set of duplicate Mongolian species. 

 The locality renders all these of especial value and interest. 



Additions to the British Collections in 1908. 



At the time when last year's Report was prepared it had 

 only been possible to catalogue one important series of 

 accessions to the British Collections, viz. that presented by 

 Dr. Longstaff from N. Devon. The following donations have 

 now been incorporated : — 



A very rare Hemipteron {Mctatropis ritfescens) from the New 

 Forest (June, 1908) was presented by the captor, Commander 

 J. J. Walker, Hon. M.A., F.L.S., F.E.S. (Entom. Monthly 

 Mag., 1908, p. 186); also, for the bionomic collection, two 

 butterflies (I. of Sheppey, Aug. 1908) with their wings sym- 

 metrically injured. 



Twenty Lepidoptera, chiefly from Northamptonshire and 

 Norfolk (1908), were presented by the captor, C. Mellows, 

 Esq., Brasenose College. The species included TJiccla W- 

 alhnn, Nonagria caiinae, Tapinostola clymi, Coenobia rufa, and 

 Tacniocanipa miniosa. All the specimens possess excellent 

 data. 



