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Tracheata. (Insects, Spiders, eto,) 



Eighty-one Beetles, seven other Insect-. ;ni<l one Arachnid 

 (spp. indet.) from Bata, \V. Allien [I). 26. 2. 1900. 1-9): presented by 

 Mr. Alfred Ford, per Mr. Ridyard. 



Rock Scorpion (Bnthnz a/er. Linn.) from Cameroon, W. Africa 

 1 1). 26. 2. 1000. 9'2): presented by Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Two tubes containing Insect Larvae and numerous Collembola, 

 chiefly from Naples (D. 26. 2. 1900. 127 and 129): presented by 

 Mr. Lionel J. Picton. 



Anatomical preparations of I '/iiis-us man/inalis, Sturm., and the 

 Larva of Bombyx mori, Linn. (D. 21. S* 1900. 1-2): purchased. 



Three Beetles and a two-winged Fly (indet.) from Hoylake (D. 2. 4. 

 1!)00. 2-5): collected and presented by the Director of Museums. 



One Spider (Mygale sp.), one Phryntis, two Centipedes, 

 one Millepede (Jidns sp.). two Gralleyworms (Polydesmus sp.), 

 one Stick Insect, one Grasshopper, one Cicada, one Xeuropteron. 

 one Uynienopteron, four Moths and a Larva, one Weevil and four 

 other Beetles (spp. indet.), from Batanga, W. Africa (D. 29. 5. 1900. 

 3-21): presented by Dr. Newman H. D. Cox. per Mr. A. Ridyard. 



One Stick Insect indet.) from Bata. W. Africa (D. 2'.). :>. 1900. 

 22i: presented by Mr. J. Newberry, per Mr. A. Ridyard. 



One White Ants' Xest (indet.) from the West coast of Africa (D. 29. 

 5. i!»00. 2:3): presented by Mr. Fry. 



One Spider (indet.) found alive on Ethnographical specimens from 

 Landana, SAY. Africa (D. 31. 5. 1900. 1). 



One Beetle (indet.) found alive in a parcel of books in the Free 

 Public Library (D. 23. t>. 1900. 1): presented by one of the 

 Library staff. 



Saw-fly (indet.) from American Lurch wool in a coal mine. Wigan, 

 •I). 23. 7. 1900. 1): presented by Mr. Ralph Insworth. 



Cockchafer from Prestatyn. X. Wales (D. i». 7. 1900. li : collected 

 and presented by Mr. P. Entwistle. 



Six wood-boring Beetles, four other Beetles, one Ichneumon, three 

 Spiders, and one Millipede (spp. indet.) from a timber yard, Bootle (D. 

 lti. 7. 1900. 1-8); presented by Mr. Wm, Swan. 



