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A Culicid (Oxford, Nov., 1909) was presented by H. Eltring- 

 ham, Esq., M.A., F.E.S., New College. 



A pair of Bibio uiarci, captured in coitii near Newbury (May, 

 1909), and a Culicid, taken at St. Helens, Isle of Wight, were 

 presented by the Professor. 



Ten specimens of the Dipterous parasite, Oxypteriim palli- 

 diiin, taken from swifts' nests at Horsham, were presented by 

 J. Walpole-Bond, Esq. 



Seven early spring Noctuid moths from Castor-Hanglands, 

 Northamptonshire (April, 1909), were presented by the captor, 

 C. Mellows, Esq., Brasenose College. The donation permits 

 the removal from the collection of old specimens without data. 



Two specimens of the rare dragon-fly, Soviatochlora metal- 

 lica, from Crowborough, Sussex (August 5, 1909), were pre- 

 sented by the captor, E. R. Speyer, Esq., New College. 

 (Entomologist's Monthly Mag., Oct., 1909, p. 227.) 



Two specimens of the " Peacock butterfly " ( Vanessa to), 

 hybernating in the Physiological Laboratory, were presented by 

 Professor Gotch, D.Sc, MA., F.R.S. The butterflies, probably 

 aroused by the warmth, emerged from their winter resting- 

 place on Nov. 18 and 30 respectively. The specimens supply 

 interesting evidence of the hybernation of the species in this 

 country. 



The Ephemerid, PotainantJms In tens, from Laleham-on- 

 Thames (July, 1909), was presented by the captor, Perceval 

 Boyd, Esq. 



A Lociista viridissima. from Perranporth, Cornwall (Aug., 

 1909), was presented by the captor, Miss Edna Tickner. 



A huge Lycosid spider, found on bananas at Oxford (June 

 1908), was presented by the captor, Mr. H. Smart. 



Four Curculionid beetles from the White Horse Hill, Uffing- 

 ton (May, 1909), were presented by the captor, E. G. Joseph, 

 Esq., Lincoln College. 



Two Tortrices (1909) and the fly, Ciirysopa relic ta (1904), 

 from the neighbourhood of Oxford, were presented by the 

 captor, Mr. W. Holland, of the Hope Department. 



Three Tortricid moths, including a pair taken /// eoitii, one 

 Tipida gigantea, and one Mycctophilid fly {Platyiira sp.), 



