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a former period. It comprises a list of the then recorded insects 

 from New Zealand and the Auckland Islands, with descriptions of 

 new species, whether brought home by the officers of the Expedition 

 or obtained from other sources ; the Coleoptera and Orthoptera by 

 the late Adam White ; the other orders by Mr. A. G. Butler, 

 who, in an intermediate preamble to the Lepidopterous section 

 (p. 28), explains the circumstances under which a complete list of 

 all the known species of the latter from these localities has been 

 supplied by him. The second part contains the Crustacea, with four 

 plates; the text by Mr. Edward J. Miers, of the British Museum, 

 although most of the species here figured have been abeady 

 described by Mr. Adam White in various publications. 



Another volume of somewhat similar character, containing 

 forty- six excellent coloured plates of moths collected in various 

 regions by the Austrian " Novara" Expedition prior to 18G2, has 

 just appeared; the letterpress, by Rogenhofer, being promised 

 shortly. 



Our Transactions for the past year have furnished many 

 additions to our knowledge of the insect fauna of Japan, chiefly 

 derived from the collection made in that country by Mr. George 

 Lewis, comprising memoirs on — 



1. The Staphylinidse, consisting of one hundred and ninety 

 species, the greater part new ; by Dr. Sharp. 



2. The Pselaphidse and Scydmenidse ; by the same author. 



3. The Pliytophaga (continued from 1873); by Mr. Baly. 



4. The Tenthredinidse, Ichneumonidse, Chrysididse, Formi- 

 cidje, &c. ; by Mr. Frederick Smith. 



5. Some additional Dytiscidse, Gyrinidse, Hydrophilidse, and 

 Staphylinidee ; by Dr. Sharp. 



6. A new species of Helota; by the Rev. H. S. Gorham. 



The following memoirs have also appeared in the same 

 volume : — 



In Coleoptera : — On the Longicornia of Chontales, Nicaragua 

 (supplementary) ; by Mr. H. W. Bates. On the Buprestidae of 

 the Philippine Islands; by Mr. Edward Saunders. On new 

 species of Lucanidtie ; by Professor Westwood, Major Sidney 

 Parry, and M. Henri DeyroUe : of Endomycici ; by the Rev. H. 

 S. Gorham : of Cetoniidse ; by Professor Westwood : of Psela- 

 l^hidse and Scydmenidte, from Australia and New Zealand; by 

 Dr. Sharp: and of Australian Coleoptera; by Mr. Charles 

 Waterhouse. 



