88 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The most important o£ these accessions are the following, from 

 various localities : — 



13,051 specimens of all orders presented by the Imperial Bureau 

 of Entomology. 



13,251 Lepidoptera Rhopalocera, including 205 types; presented 

 hy F. Du Cane Godman, Esq., D.C.L., F.R.S. 



7,003 Coleoptera ; presented hy George Lewis, Esq. 



1,297 specimens of various orders ; presented hy the Hon. N. C. 

 Rothscliild. 



The fifth instalment of the Distant Collection, containing 3,325 

 Rhynchota, 1,269 Orthoptera, 406 Neuroptera and Odonata. 



The first instalment of the Burr Collection of Dermaptera, con- 

 taining 4,500 specimens, including 55 types and 390 co-types. 



Europe. 



831 specimens of British Diptera ; presented hy F. W. Edwards, 

 Esq. 



570 Coleoptera and Rhynchota from France ; presented hy 

 H. B. Preston, Esq. 



Australia. 



889 Hymenoptera, mainly from Queensland ; presented hy R. E. 

 Tvrner, Esq. 



489 Coleoptera, including many co-types ; presented hy Arthur 

 Lea, Esq. 



S. America. 



640 Lepidoptera from Ecuador and Colombia ; /»res6>i^a^ hy 



M. Paid Dognin. 



VI. — Economic Entomology. 



The work of the Department in Economic Entomology has 

 been carried on with the assistance of Mr. C. A. Ealand, whose 

 services as a specialist in that branch have again been engaged 

 during the year. 



The arrangement of the Economic Series has been completed, 

 and extensive accessions have been incorporated during the year, 

 the chief being presented by the Imperial Bureau of Entomology. 

 Many thousand references have been added to the card index. 



The exhibit illustrating the Army Biscuit Enquiry has been 

 relabelled and re-exhibited in the Central Hall at the request of 

 the War Office. 



Enquiries on matters of interest have continued to come in from 

 various parts of the country. Amongst the subjects on which 

 information or advice have been sought, and as far as possible 

 given, the following may be mentioned : — 



DiPTERA (Flies). 



(1) Warbles caused by Hypoderma sp. on horses in an army 

 remount station. 



