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all from the neighbourhood of Oxford (1908-9), and a spider 

 with its prey, the Geometrid moth, Coremia qiiadrifasciaria 

 (Tubney, June, 1909}, were presented by the captor, Mr. A. H. 

 Hamm, of the Hope Department. 



Two specimens of the interesting fly, Borborns {Apierina) 

 pedestris, found in moss at Wytham (Jan., 1909), a pair of 

 the Hemipteron Miris erratica, taken in coitu (Tubney, Oct., 

 1909), two Ichneiunonidae bred (May, 1909) from Lepido- 

 pterous pupae from the Oxford district, were presented by 

 Mr. J. ColHns, of the Hope Department. Mr. Collins also 

 presented two Coccinellid beetles of different genera taken in 

 coitiL (Tubney, August 5, 1908), viz. Adalia obliterata and 

 Halyzia i^-giittala. (Proc. Ent. Soc, Lond., 1909, p. xxxiii.) 



The Hope Library. 



The accessions during 1909 were far more numerous than 

 those of any recent year ; and a large proportion of Miss 

 Shelford's time was expended upon them. The fine series of 

 books, separata, and journals from the Pascoe Library, pre- 

 sented by Miss Pascoe, is especially important. 



Donations, 



The following publications and Reports were presented : — 

 Bombay Natural History Society : Journal, vol. xviii, 



pts. 4 and 5 ; xix, i and 2. 

 Boston Society of Natural History : Proceedings, vol. xxxiv 



(1908). 

 British East Africa. Department of Agriculture : Annual 



Report, 1908-9. 

 British Museum, Trustees of the : — 



Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart. : Catalogue of Lepidoptera 



Phalaenae, vols, vii and viii. 

 E. E. Austen : Illustrations of African Blood-Sucking 



Flies other than Mosquitoes and Tsetse-Flies. 

 Cambridge University : Forty-third Annual Report for 



1908 of the Museum and Lecture-rooms Syndicate. 

 Cold Spring Harbor Monograph (1909), vii. 



