DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. 121 



In addition to the collections already referred to, the 

 following are the most important acquisitions : — 



(From Great Britain.) 



Twenty-five Saw-flies (Nematus ribesii) bred parthenoge- 

 netically, from Acton; twelve Grasshoppers (Gomphocerus 

 biguttatus) from Hayling Island, and twenty Rhynchota 

 from Eastbourne ; presented by C. O. Waterhouse, Esq. 



A typical example of Fimpla epeira, Bignell, from Ivy- 

 bridge, N. Devon ; presented by C. Bignell, Esq. 



An example of one of the Stylopidce (Elenchus) in the act 

 of emerging from an immature Liburnia from Claygate Lane; 

 presented by Mr. Edward Saunders. 



An example of a rare British Moth (Cidaria reticulata) 

 and four prepared larvae ; presented by the Right Honourable 

 Lord Walsingham, f.r.s. 



The type specimen of a Moth (Luperina guentei) from 

 Wales; purchased. 



Two fine specimens of the yellow variety of Zygoena 

 trifolii, new to the collection, from West Sussex ; collected 

 and presented by W. M. Christy, Esq. 



Four hundred and ninety carefully named British Diptera; 

 collected and presented by G. H. Verrall, Esq. 



A second series of Diptera of the families Limnobiidce and 

 Tipulidce ; presented by G. H. Verrall, Esq. 



Forty Diptera, including two specimens of Tipula diana, 

 from Sutton Park, Warwickshire ; presented by R. C. 

 Bradley. 



Twenty-one Diptera from Rugby, including eight specimens 

 of Merodon equestris ; presented by the Rev. F. D. Morice. 



Six hundred and fifteen Diptera from Felden, Herts, among 

 which are three specimens of Asphalara nebulosa and twenty- 

 six Fulicidoe, collected and for the most part named by the 

 donor ; presented by A. Piff'ard, Esq. 



Two examples of Tipula jlavolineata with pupa-cases from 

 Darenth Wood ; presented by H. St. John Donisthorpe, Esq. 



Thirty-five British Diptera, including Eristalis rupium, 

 from Boxhill and other localities ; presented by A. Beaumont, 

 Esq. 



Twenty-six Dipterous insects from various parts of Great 

 Britain, including examples of the interesting Oncodes 

 gibbosus from the New Forest, of Lipura lucens from 

 Pevensey, and Syrphus barbifrons from Sutton ; presented 

 by the Rev. E. N. Blomfield. 



Five hundred Diptera from South Devon, carefully ticketed 

 with exact locality and date of capture, and thirty-four from 

 Gravesend ; presented by Colonel J. W. Yerbury. 



0.107. I 3 



