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ptera, from Charney, near Wantage, and from Oxford (1899), 

 were presented by Mr. H. Trim. 



Eighteen insects of various Orders from the neighbour- 

 hood of Oxford (1899) were presented by Mr. W. Holland. 

 Mr. Holland also presented a most interesting series of 12 

 specimens of the beetle Cleonus sulcirostns, 4 from the reddish 

 sand of Boar's Hill (1899}, 4 from sandy soil on Shotover 

 Hill (1894), 4 from the pale coast sand of Deal (1896). Each 

 group shows a marked resemblance to the soil on which it 

 was found, that from Roar's Hill being especially distinct 

 from the other two. The observation, the first of its kind in 

 the Coleoptera, has been described in " Transactions of the 

 Entomological Society," London, 1899, p. 430. The specimens 

 are a welcome addition to the Bionomic Series. 



A hornet (worker) from Summertown (1899) was presented 

 by the captor, Mr. G. Webb. Curiously enough, the Hope 

 Museum did not contain a single specimen labelled as captured 

 in the Oxford district. 



A male hornet from Birdlip (i'^99) was presented by 

 Mrs. A. G. Butler. 



Three Coleoptera were presented by Miss Ruth Butler, and 

 an imago and pupa-case of Macroglossa stellatanini by Miss 

 C. V. Butler. All were obtained at Birdlip (1899). 



A set of loi insects of various Orders from the neighbour- 

 hood of Oxford; Lingfield, S.E. Surrey; and St. Helen's, Isle 

 of Wight (1899), was presented by Professor Poulton. The 

 series includes a group of Hymenoptera and mimetic Diptera, 

 for the Bionomic Series. 



A beetle was presented by Janet Poulton, and a moth by 

 Ronald W. Poulton, both from Oxford (1899). 



A local moth [Pyralis costalis) from Caversham (1899) was 

 presented by Miss Cora B. Sanders. 



A hundred and sixteen insects of various Orders from 

 Oxford; Fleet, Hampshire; and S. Devon (1899), were pre- 

 sented by Mr. A. H. Hamm. Six of these British Lepidoptera 

 will be added to the General Collection. 



The following insects from Oxford (1899) were presented 

 by the captors : 



