344 REPORT — 1894. 



The Present State of our Knowledge of the Zoolugi/ and Botany of 

 the West India Islands, and on taking Steps to Investigate 

 ascertained Deficiencies in tli.e Fauna and. Flora. — Seventh Report 

 of the Committee, consisting of Dr. P. L. Sclater {Chairman), 

 Mr. George Murray {Secretary), Mr. W. Carruthers, Dr. 

 A. C. L. G. Gunther, Dr. D. Sharp, Mr. F. DuCane Godman, 

 and Professor A. Newton. 



This Committee was appointed in 1887, and it has been reappointed eacli 

 year until the present time. 



The Committee have to report satisfactory progress in obtaining 

 reports on the collections made by the Committee's collectors, and this 

 task of working out the results has engaged their exclusive attention during 

 the year. The following reports have been published (or are complete and 

 ready for publication) since the last annual report : — 



1. Report on the parasitic Hymenoptera of St. Vincent by Messrs. 

 Riley, Ashmead, and Howard (Linnean Society). The corresponding 

 group from Grenada has been sent to these authors. 



2. Report on the Hemiptera of St. Vincent by Dr. Uhler (Zoological 

 Society). 



3. Report on the Ants of St. Vincent by Professor Forel (Entomo- 

 logical Society). 



4. Part III. dealing with the Diplopoda and Protoacheata of Mr. 

 Pocock's report (Linnean Society), with a supplement on the Pedipalpi, 



5. Report on the Trichopterygidffi and Corylophidte by the Rev. M. 

 Matthews (Annals and Magazine of Natural History). 



6. Report on the Attidaj of St. Vincent by Mr. Peckham (Zoological 

 Society). 



7. Report on the Diptera of St. Vincent by Professors Williston and 

 Aldrich (Linnean Society). 



8. Report on the Hepaticse of St. Vincent and Dominica by Richard 

 Spruce (Linnean Society). 



9. Report on the Freshwater Algse (including those of the boiling lake 

 of Dominica) by Mr. William West (Linnean Society). 



10. Report on the Spiders of St. Vincent, Part II., by M. Simon 

 (Zoological Society). 



The report on the Musci has been completed by Mr. Gepp, and will 

 be presented to the Linnean Society. The Marine Algfe have been 

 named by Mr. George Murray, who does not consider the result worth 

 separate publicatioii, and the Lichenes (the only remaining group of 

 plants) are in the hands of Professor Wainio for determination. The 

 large collection of Coleoptera from St. Vincent and Grenada, numbering 

 27,980 specimens, has been arranged by Messrs. Sharp and Gahan, and its 

 treatment will receive the Committee's immediate attention. 



The Committee recommend their reappointment, with the following 

 members : — Dr. Sclater (Chairman), Mr. George Murray (Secretary), Mr. 

 Carruthers, Professor Newton, Mr. Godman, Dr. Giinther, and Dr. Sharp. 

 They also recommend that a grant of 2001. be placed at their disposal to 

 enable them to continue their work and to adequately provide for the 

 exploration of Margarita. 



