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The later stages of courtship were observed in these specimens, 

 for the first time in the case of this common species. The 

 notes will be recorded. 



Twenty-two insects of different Orders from the neighbour- 

 hood of Oxford (1900) and 11 moths from near Reading 

 (i89i)and Basingstoke (1892) were captured and presented 

 by Mr. W. Holland. 



A very useful set of 115 insects of different Orders from 

 Mundesley, Norfolk, was captured (1900) and presented by 

 Mr. W. Holland. The series includes a fine series of the 

 varieties of the moth Zygacna trifolii Mr. Holland also 

 captured in the same locality and presented 62 insects belong- 

 ing to the Hymenoptera, Diptera and Coleoptera. These 

 insects consist of three groups, each captured in a single day, 

 and in one place. The species in each group thus found 

 together exhibit more or less marked similarity in colour and 

 pattern, and will be kept together in the bionomic series. 



A specimen of the Pentatomid bug, AetJuis flavicornis (Fab.), 

 was presented by Mr. W. Holland, who captured it at Fresh- 

 water, Isle of Wight, in July, 1895. The specimen is of great 

 interest, having been identified and recorded by Mr. Edward 

 Saunders as " a genus and species new to the list of British 

 Hemiptera" (Entomologists' Monthly Magazine, 1899, p. 155). 



One hundred and thirty insects of different Orders from 

 various localities in and near Oxford were captured (1900) 

 and presented by Mr. A. H. Hamm. They include Aculeate 

 Hymenoptera with their dipterous foes, and sets of insects 

 of very different kinds, with a similar appearance, taken 

 together at the same place and time. Four specimens of 

 a butterfly new to the Oxford district, Thecla IV. album 

 ("The White Letter Hairstreak "), from Tubney, are also in- 

 cluded, together with 3 Colias hyale ("Pale Clouded Yellow") 

 from Cowley Marsh. 



Another set of 54 insects from the neighbourhood of 

 Oxford and S. Devon was presented by Mr. A. H. Hamm, 

 having been captured or bred by him in 1900. They in- 

 clude a fine series of bred CallimorpJia Jicra ("The Jersey 

 Tiger ") from Dawlish, a moth probably introduced into this 



