28 RErORT OF NATIONAL, MUSEUM, 1895. 



the Bay of Bengal. Eighty- three species of deep-sea fishes from the 

 Atlantic and Pacific oceans have been transmitted in exchange. 



Forty species of deep-sea fishes have been sent to Dr. L. Lortet, 

 director of the Museum of Natural History, Lyons, France, for Avhich 

 material has been jiromised in return. 



Molluslcs. — British invertebrates have been received from the Man- 

 chester Museum, Manchester, England, through Mr. William E. Hoyle, 

 in return for nmterial already forwardtd. 



Dr. n. von Ihering, director, Paulista Museum, San Paulo, Brazil, has 

 transmitted specimens of Unionid* from Central and South America. 

 Si)ecimens of Unionida^ from the United States have been sent in 

 return for material received and for additional specimens promised. 



Specimens of Anodonta frag His have been sent to Mr. J. F. Whiteaves, 

 of the Geological Survey of Canada. 



Insects. — From Mr. Edgar J. Bradley, Happy Valley Waterworks, 

 South Australia, have been received two specimens of Honey Ant 

 ( Camponotus inflatus) from Alice Springs, MacDonnel lianges. Central 

 Australia. Foraminifera have been sent in return. 



From Felippo Silvestri, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa, 

 Italy, has been received a collection of European myriajjods, repre- 

 senting twenty-six species. ]S"orth American myriapods have been sent 

 in return. 



From G. van Boon, Rotterdam, Holland, have l)een received thirteen 

 species of Coleoptera from India and fifty-one species of Coleoptera 

 fnmi Europe. Similar material has been sent in return. 



Marine invertehrates. — From Edgar J. Bradley, Happy Valley Water- 

 works, South Australia, have been received Foraminifera from South 

 Australia. An equivalent in similar material has been sent. 



A specimen of Pentacrinus decorns has been transmitted to Dr. L. 

 Lortet, director of the Museara of Natural History, Lyons, France. 



In continuation of exchanges, a small set of Plolothurians has been 

 sent to the Natural History Department of the British Museum, London, 

 England. 



From the Canterbury Museum, Christcliurch, New Zealand, through 

 F. W. Ilutton, curator, have been received twelve si)eciraens of dried 

 crabs. 



Mr. Charles Chilton, Port Chalmers, New Zealand, has transmitted 

 specimens of Am])hipoda and Isopoda from New Zealand in continua- 

 tion of exchanges. A small set of Holothurians has been sent to the 

 Indian Museum, Calcutta, India. 



A small set of Holothurians has been sent to the K. K, Naturis- 

 torisclies Hofnuiseum. Vienna, Austria, Dr. Fran/ Bitter von Hauer, 

 intendant. 



A small set of Holothurians has been sent to the Museum of Natural 

 History, Paris, France, Dr. A. Milne-Edwards, directory also a specimen 

 of Loxorhynclius grandis. 



