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Further progress has been made with the transference of 

 the Butterfly Collection to the glass-bottomed drawer cabinets, 

 the following have been so dealt with, and accessions were 

 incorporated at the same time : — 



In the Papilionidaj : Pajnlio (part). 



Pieridte : Teracolus, Terias, Leuceronia, Ne2:>heronia^ 

 Mylothris, Catopsilia, Belenois, and some smaller 

 genera. 



The arrangement of the groups Argynnidi and Melitseidi 

 was proceeded with, and that of the Pierinse begun. 



During the year, Vol. IX. of the Catalogue of Moths has 

 been published ; and the text of Vol. X., dealing with the 

 Noctuid Sub-family Erastrianse, has been passed through the 

 press and published. The plates belonging to Vol. X. are not 

 quite complete and will appear in February or March 1911. 



The Noctuid Sub-family Erastrianse has been re-arranged ; 

 while the greater part of the Pyralid Sub-family Pyraustina3 

 and some other portions of the collection have been expanded 

 and partially re-arranged and all accessions incorporated. 



In the Microlepidoptera the Lavernidte and Gelechiadse 

 have been re-arranged in connection with work on the 

 Neotropical representatives of these Families now in progress. 

 The whole of the Walsingham Collection has been carefully 

 examined, and it has been found that no injury whatever has 

 been sustained in transit. 



In the DTPTERA the Neave Collection of Tabanidre from 

 the Congo Free State (Katanga District) and N.E. Rhodesia 

 was worked out, and the portion of this collection belonging 

 to the Sub-family Pangoninse was described in a paper which 

 was seen through the press. 



The African Trypetidse belonging to the Ceratitis-gvou'^ 

 were worked out, and a new genus described. 



A large number of small collections of Blood-sucking and 

 other Diptera, forwarded for identification from various parts 

 of the world, especially Tropical Africa, were determined and 

 incorporated, and a report on the collection was in each case 

 furnished to the sender. 



The preparation of a supplement to " A Monograph of the 

 Tsetse-Flies" was commenced. 



The completion of a model of the Common House-Fly 

 {Musca domestica, L.) for exhibition in the Central Hall, was 

 supervised, and a suitable explanatory label was drawn up for 

 this exhibit. Supervision was given to the preparation of 

 coloured drawings for publication in " Illustrations of Oriental 

 Blood-Sucking Flies." 



Vol. V. of the " Monograph of Mosquitoes " was completed 

 by Mr. F. V. Theobald, and has been published during the 

 year. 



