472 REPOKT — 1895. 



Uolothuroidea : 



Cucumaria Hyndmann 

 Cucumaria peiitactes 

 Cucumaria lactea 

 Thyone f u.sus 

 Holothuria nigra 



Earp. 

 Common. 



Rare. 

 Common. 



In conclusion I can only say tha.t I hope to be able to revisit Plymoutli 



before long. 



The ■present state of our Jmowledi/e of the Zoologij and Botany of 

 the West India Idands, aiid on talcinrj steps to investigate 

 ascertained deficiencies in the Fauna and Flora. — Eighth Beport 

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

 Mr. George ]\Iurray (Secretari/), Mr. W. Carruthers, Dr. 

 A. C. L. G. Gl>'ther, Dr. D. Sharp, Mr. F. DuCane Godmax, 

 and Professor A. Newton. 



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

 year until the present time. 



The Comuiittee have made no fresh collections during the past year, 

 but have continued the work of dealing with those already made ; and 

 the following papers have been published, or are complete and ready 

 for publication : — 



1. Additional notes on Mr. Elliott's Hepaticse, by Antony Gepp, M.A. 

 (Joui'nal of Botany). 



2. On some small collections of Odonata (Dragonflies) from the West 

 Indies, by W. F. Kirby, F.L.S. (Annals and Ma.gazine of Natural 

 History). 



3. On the Longicorn Coleoptera of the West India Islands, by C. J. 

 Gahan, M.A. (Transactions Entomological Society). 



4. Report on the Hemiptera of the families Anthocorida^ and Cerato- 

 combidffi, by Professor Uhler (Zoological Society). 



5. Report on the Hemiptera Heteroptei'a of the island of Grenada, by 

 Professor Uhler (Zoological Society). 



6. Report on the Hemiptera Homoptera of St. Vincent, by Professor 

 Uhler (Zoological Society). 



The examination of the following collections has been undertaken : — 



Diatomaceous earths, by Mr. E. Grove. 



The Scolytida?, by Mr. W. F. H. Blandford. 



The Diptera of Grenada, by Professor Williston. 



The Lepidoptera Heterocera, by Messrs. Butler and Hampson. 



The land and fresh-water shells, by Mr. E. A. Smitli. 



The ElateridiB and Heteromera, by Mr. Champion. 



The Phytophaga and Lamellicornia, by Mr. Gahan. 



The Buprestidae, by Captain Kerremans. 



The Committee recommend their reappointment, without a grant, to 

 continue the working out of the collections, the following to be mem- 

 bers : — Dr. Sclater (Chairman), Dr. Giinther, Dr. Sharp, Mr. Godman, 

 Mr. Carruthers, Mr. G. F. Hampson, and Mr. George Murray (Secretary). 



