56 MEMOIR OF DRURY. 



fortune to which Drury was subjected in 1777? he 

 thought it his duty to offer it for sale, and with this 

 view drew up a detailed statement of its contents. 

 In the beginning of the year 1778, these were as 

 follows : *- 



Coleoptera 1946 subjects, of 1680 different species. 



Lepidoptera 1910 ditto 1635 ditto. 



Hemiptera 736 ditto 664 ditto. 



Neuroptera 123 ditto 109 ditto. 



Hymenoptera 508 ditto 485 ditto. 



Diptera 253 ditto 241 ditto. 



Aptera 29 ditto 29 ditto. 



Total Number 5505 Insects of 4843 different species. 



Two years after, they had increased to 5778 insects, 

 of 5066 different species; and in 1788, at which 

 period not less than 4000 had been expended on 

 the collection, it stood as follows : 



Subjects. Different species. 



Coleoptera. ... 2218 .... 2136 



Hemiptera ... 895 .... 778 



Lepidoptera . . . 2462 .... 2148 



Neuroptera ... 172 .... 171 



Hymenoptera . . 533 .... 533 



Diptera 552 .... 402 



Aptera 105 . . , . 96 



English Collection . 2641 .... 2070 



9578 8370 



To this number very large additions were afterwards 

 made, for he continued to collect with almost un- 

 abated zeal till near his death. When it consisted of 

 the smaller or first mentioned number of specimens, 



