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years, voluntarily devoted a great part of his time to naming 

 and arranging the Scolytidse. 



In the HYMENOPTERA the rearrangement of the 

 Sphegidse (Sand wasps) has been completed by Mr. E. E. 

 Turner, who has continued to devote much time to this order. 

 The rearrangement of the Apidse has been proceeded with, and 

 all accessions incorporated so far as the work has gone ; the 

 sub-families Megachilinse and MelittintB have been completed 

 and the Nomadinse commenced. A considerable amount of time 

 has been devoted to the large collection of Apidse and Vespidse 

 collected by Mr. S. A. Neave in East Africa. Series of un- 

 determined species have been sent to foreign specialists on 

 loan ; the largest consignments are in process of identification 

 by Dr. Maidl (Vienna) and Dr. Edvardo Zavattari (Turin). 

 Mr. Morley has continued work on the rearrangement of the 

 Parasitic Hymenoptera (Ichneumonidas) and Part 1 of the 

 •' Revision of the Ichneumonidse " was published during the 

 year. 



In the NEUROPTERA much material has been sent to 

 Sehor Longinos Navas of Saragossa for identification, including 

 unnamed species of Chrysopida3, MantispidaB, Ascalaphidse and 

 Myrmeleonidse. Other loans have been sent out to Dr. Ris 

 (Odonata) and the Rev. A. E. Eaton (Ephemeridse). 



The collection of the ANOPLURA and MALLOPHAGA 

 has been very much extended by consignments presented from 

 time to time during the year by the Hon, N. C. Rothschild and 

 by the Entomological Research Committee. The Anoplura 

 and a portion of the Mallophaga have been incorporated and 

 the collection arranged. The dry collection and most of the 

 species represented by specimens in spirit have been duplicated 

 by microscopic slides. The work of mounting Denny's 

 valuable types is proceeding. A good deal of time has been 

 devoted to exotic and particularly African parasites. The Hon. 

 N. C. Rothschild has generously continued to make provision 

 for a preparator engaged in mounting slides 'and attending 

 to the spirit specimens. 



The RHYNCHOTA have received a considerable addition 

 by the purchase of another instalment of the Distant collection. 

 The incorporation of this collection has been proceeded with ; 

 much work has also been done on Oriental Homoptera ; and 

 a report on the collection made during the expedition sent out 

 by the British Ornithologists' Union to Dutch New Guinea has 

 been published. 



In the LEPIDOPTERA the family Satyridse and the 

 Nymphalid sub-familj^ Ithomiinse have been considerably 

 extended and all accessions incorporated — chiefly the Godman 

 and Salvin and Hewitson collections, necessitating a large 

 amount of rearrangement and general revision of the collections. 



Mr. South has continued work upon the Lycsenidse, having 

 incorporated the whole of the Godman and Salvin and 

 Hewitson Lyc^enidse and most of the more recent accessions ; 



