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One Centipede, one Beetle and one Tick (spp. indet.) from Brazil? 

 1 1). 81. 12. 99. 140-14-2): presented by Mr. E. Marwood. (Omitted 

 from last Report.) 



A collection of Insects from Sokotra and Abd-el-Kuri, containing 

 specimens as follows: — of Lepidoptera. about 500 specimens, repre- 

 senting 72 species : Orthoptera, 28 specimens, representing 16 species: 

 ( loleoptera, 150 specimens, representing 27 species. The specimens of 

 Hymenoptera, Hemiptera and Micro-lepidoptera have not yet been 

 received from the specialists engaged in working them out. Among 

 the above the following species are new to science: — Lepidoptera, 

 Charaxes balfouri, TSutl. ( 3 new) : ('. relax, Grant; Taraucus socotranus, 

 T. quadratics, Grant: Belenois anomala (Butl.) (<? new); Agrotis 

 brachypecten , Hmpsn; Tarache mehena, Hmpsn.: Gerocala sokotrensis, 

 Hmpsn : Hyperythra cediphlebia, Hmpsn: Scotosia ndrritincta, Hmpsn ; 

 Cidaria holopluea, Hmpsn: Craspediajkdvicolor, Hmpsn; Hypogryphia 

 pulcrrealis, Hmpsn: H. jlainminalis, Hmpsn and Stenia grisealis, 

 Hmpsn. Orthoptera : — Loboptera peculiaris, Burr. : Teddia dioscoris, 

 Burr; Triixalis ensis, Burr and Dissosteirafoi'besii, Burr. Coleoptera: — 

 Alans sidcicollis, Gahan; Rhytidonota exigiia, Gahan ; R. socia, Gahan: 

 Eusyntelia upacieollis, Gahan: (JEr.ie fusca, Gahan: Idactus grand, 

 Gahan ; Kryxia socotrana, Gahan ; Melyris iiisitlaris, Gahan and 

 Histeromnrphus uudatus, Gahan. (D. 31. 12. 1900. 6-77 and 130-176); 

 collected on the Corporation's Expedition to Sokotra. For fuller 

 particulars and complete lists of species see the Report on the 

 Expedition (Natural History of Sokotra and Abd-el-Kuri), now in the 

 press. 



Mollusca. (Shells, etc.). 



One Cuttle-fish (Sepia sp.),from Batanga, W. Africa (I>. 26. 2. 1900. 

 90); presented by Mr. John Newberry, per Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Shell (Crepidida dilatata, Lam.), taken off a Blue Point Oyster 

 (D. 26. 2. 1900. 93); presented by Mr. R. M. Adam. 



Anatomical preparations of Sepia officinalis, Linn., Helix pomatia, 

 Linn., Anodonta anatina, Linn. (I). 21. 3. 1900. 3-5); purchased. 



Two Land Snails [Helix nemoralis, Linn.) from Hoylake (P. 2. 4. 

 1900. 6) ; collected and presented by the Director of Museums. 



