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of the latter has already been labelled and incorporated. A 

 re-arrangement of the Lucanidse and Elateridse has been 

 proceeded with, and all accessions incorporated so far as the 

 work has gone, including those contained in the Godman-Salvin, 

 Fry and Sharp Collections. The Rhipiceridae have been revised 

 and fresh material from the Fry and Sharp Collections added ; 

 various small collections of Coleoptera have been incorporated 

 in the General Collection. A large number of Aphodiinse have 

 been determined or described by Herr A, Schmidt of Berlin, 

 and the group has been expanded and re-arranged. Series of 

 undermined species of other groups have been similarly dealt 

 with by Mr. T. B. Ericson (Trichopterygidag), Mr. A. M. Lea 

 (Curculionidae) and Prof. J. J. Gillet (Copridse), and have been 

 re-incorporated. Others have been sent to, and are in process 

 of determination by, Dr. Creighton Wellman (Meloidte), 

 Dr. Bernhauer (Staphylinidse) and Dr. Fritz Ohaus (Rutelinse). 

 Lieut.-Colonel F. Winn Sampson has given a considerable 

 amount of time to naming and arranging the collection of 

 Scolytidje in the Museum, and has also voluntarily undertaken 

 to work out at his home some small and obscure species of 

 special economic importance. 



In the HYMENOPTERA the rearrangement of the 

 Diploptera has been completed, and a commencement has been 

 made with the Apidse (bees); all accessions, including the 

 numerous additions in the E. Saunders Collection, have been 

 incorporated so far as progress has been made. The arrange- 

 ment of the Ichneumonidse (British Collection) has been 

 completed, and that of the Genera] Collection commenced. 

 Large consignments of some Families have been sent on loan 

 to specialists for determination, including Apidse (Prof. T. D. A. 

 Cockerell) and Evaniidas (Prof. J. J. Kieffer). These have 

 been properly labelled and re-incorporated on their return. 

 Mr. R. E. Turner has generously continued to devote much of 

 his time to the arrangement of the Sphegidae (Sand Wasps), 

 and has done much valuable work on the Family, as well as 

 on other groups of the Order. Mr. Claude Morley has finished 

 a Catalogue of British Chalcididas, which was published during 

 the year. 



The third and final volume of the Catalogue of 

 ORTHOPTERA has been published, and the entire collection 

 has now been indexed in accordance with the Catalogue. 



In the NEUROPTERA, the Nemopterida?, which had been 

 sent on loan to Senor Longinos Navas, have been returned and 

 re-incorporated, and the Osmylidai and Myrmeleonidas (part) 

 have been sent to the same specialist for identification. 



In the RHYNCHOTA much work has been done at the 

 Pentatomidae and the Homoptera, Sub-families Acanaloniinae 

 and Flatinas ; the large collection presented by Mr. C. S. Banks 

 has been worked out. 



In the LEPIDOPTERA, an enormous addition has been 

 made by Lord Walsingham's gift of his collection of Micro- 

 lepidoptera, referred to above. 



