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I Homoptcron from Jamaica (1H98). . Seventeen Lepidoptcra 

 and I Neuroptcron from China (almost exclusively from the 

 West). Fifteen Lepidoptera from Japan, and 15 from 

 Columbia. Twelve Lepidoptera from Honduras, 8 from 

 Venezuela, 2 from Colorado, 1 from Paraguay, 7 from Perak, 

 Malacca, 3 from the Moluccas, 8 from Borneo, i from New 

 Britain, 4 from Kashmir, 3 without locality. 



A set of Lepidoptera, almost exclusively picked specimens 

 for the Mimicry Series, purchased of Watkins and Doncaster, 

 are as yet uncatalogued. 



A fine collection of Orthoptera, including many types, was 

 purchased from Signor M. A. de Bormans. Many specimens 

 were unfortunately much injured in the carriage. 



The following gifts are as yet uncatalogued : 



One of the most important accessions of recent years is the 

 fine collection of butterflies made in British North Borneo, 

 chiefly from the East Coast Residency from 1878 to 1898, by 

 the late W. B. Pryer, P^sq. ; presented by Mrs. W. B. Pryer. 

 Many moths are also included in the collection. The insects 

 will require a considerable amount of attention inasmuch as 

 the tropical heat had warped many of the boxes and let in the 

 dust and mould. The whole collection also requires re-setting, 

 a labour which is now being undertaken. The labels are 

 already printed. When completed and incorporated the 

 Hope Collections will be enriched by many hundreds of 

 specimens by this generous gift. 



Next in importance is the collection of insects made in 

 Majorca and Minorca (April, 1900), and to a small extent in 

 Barcelona (March, 1900), by Professor Poulton, including 

 captures by Mrs. Poulton and by E. S. Goodrich, Esq., MA., 

 Merton College. The collection consists of hundreds of 

 specimens of many Orders. All have been set and labelled, 

 so that nearly all the necessary mechanical labour has been 

 expended on them. The Hymenoptera Aculeata have been 

 worked out by Edward Saunders, Esq., F.L.S., the Diptcra 

 by Colonel Yerbury. The former include some interesting 

 varieties and one fine new species of Noinada, of which 4 

 specimens were obtained. 



