hand, the work of classifying, arranging, and catalogu- 

 ing the specimens in several of the divisions was 

 commenced. In order to carry out this work the Com- 

 mittee received the most kind offers of assistance — Mr. 

 Alfred E. Hudd and Mr. G. C. Griffiths offering to take 

 in hand the newly acquired collection of Lepidoptera, 

 and bring it into relation with the Museum collections. 

 Mr. H. J. Charbonnier, in a similar manner, undertook 

 to deal with the whole of the immense collection of 

 eggs and nests. From its nature, work of this kind is 

 necessarily slow and laborious, and the Committee feel 

 they cannot be too grateful to these gentlemen for 

 the self-denying spirit in which they offered their 

 assistance. 



Before commencing their work, Messrs. Hudd and 

 Griffiths presented to the Committee a valuable report 

 upon the collections of insects in the Museum, and upon 

 the manner in which they could best be combined with 

 the large accessions conveyed in the presentation of 

 Lady Smyth ; one object being to indicate permanently 

 the Smyth additions, and yet present a homogeneous 

 whole. A commencement was made upon the Exotic 

 Lepidoptera, and the following report was, after some 

 progress had been made, presented to the Committee by 

 Mr. Griffiths :— 



" The collection of Lepidoptera of the late Sir Greville Smyth contains a 

 very large number of valuable and interesting specimens, the rich butterfly- 

 fauna of the Sikkim Himalayas and that of Ceylon being especially well 

 represented. 



" Amongst the most noteworthy species in the collection may be mentioned 

 the grand and valuable Drurya Anlimachus and the beautiful D. Zalmoxis, 

 both from the West Coast of Africa ; Priamoptera Croesus, male and female, 

 from Batchian ; and a fine series of Teinopalpus Imperialis from Sikkim. 

 Prominent among the species of the great genus Papilio will be noticed the 

 singular P. Anterior from Madagascar, standing quite alone in respect of its 

 singular spotted wings ; a series of four P. Endochus from the same locality - t 



