evidence on these much-disputed questions can be studied in 

 the Hope Department. 



Of special value to the University Collections are also the 

 donations by C. J. M, Gordon, Esq., M.A., Balliol College, from 

 Southern Nigeria ; by Col. J. W. Yerbury, from South 

 Europe; by F. W. Mark, Esq., H.M. Consul, Santos, Brazil, 

 from Bogota, Columbia ; by Miss Mary G, Holmes, from 

 Manitoba ; by W. L. S. Loat, Esq., from the White Nile ; by 

 S. L. Hinde, Esq., and Mrs. Hinde, from British East Africa ; 

 by the Trustees of the British Museum of Natural History, 

 from Burmah. 



The British Collections have been specially enriched by 

 a perfect specimen of Vanessa antiopa (" The Camberwell 

 Beauty"), captured (Aug. 19, 1900) and presented by Rev. 

 J, W. B. Bell, M.A., at Pyrton, Oxon ; by Hymenoptera and 

 mimetic Diptera from various British and Irish localities, by 

 Col. J. W. Yerbury ; by Lepidoptera from many English 

 localities, by F. A. Dixey, Esq., D.M., Wadham College; by 

 Lepidoptera from Perthshire, by G. C. Griffiths, Esq. 



The welcome gift of nearly 400 beautifully set British flies 

 from the neighbourhood of Lyndhurst in the New Forest, by 

 F. C. Adams, Esq., was brought about through the Reports 

 of University Institutions which are now sent to members of 

 Convocation. The Rev. Harold T. Adams, M.A., kindly 

 directed the attention of the donor to the section dealing with 

 this Department. 



Among the uncatalogued accessions by far the most impor- 

 tant are the specimens from Majorca, the Eastern Pyrenees, 

 and Montserrat near Barcelona, collected by Professor 

 Poulton, Mr. W. Holland and Mr. A. H. Hamm, during four 

 weeks in June and July, 1901. An immense amount of labour 

 must be expended upon this collection before it is in a con- 

 dition to be described and incorporated ; but it is confidently 

 anticipated that there will be several new species among the 

 less known orders, and many new and interesting records of 

 the geographical distribution of European species. 



Of very great value and importance is the large series of 

 named American moths presented by W. Schaus, Esq., F.Z.S. 



