DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY. 



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(b) Exchanges. 



Exchanges have been made with the following : — M. A. 

 Grouvelle, Dr. E. W. Ferguson, Mr. 0. E. Janson, Prof. N. 

 Sacharov, Mr. T. V. Sherrin, and Mr. H. G. T. Watkins. 



III. — Depai'tmental Library. 



As the Library has continued to be worked in conjunction with 

 that of the Zoological Department, particulars in reference to it 

 will be found included under the corresponding head, in the return 

 made by the Keeper of Zoology. 



IV. — Publications. 



In addition to the official publications issued by the Trustees 

 (see pp. 53, 54) several papers and reports have been prepared in 

 connection with different branches of the collection and have been 

 published in scientific journals. 



V. — Acquisitions. 



The number of specimens added to the Insect Collection during 

 the year is 40,124, made up as shown in the following table : — 





Donations. 



Purchases. 



Exchanges. 



Totals. 



Coleoptera 



12,233 



2,000 



1,273 



15,506 



Lepidoptera 



6,436 



— 



4 



6,440 



Hymenoptera 



3,554 



— 



12 



3,566 



Diptera 



6,843 



— 



36 



6,869 



Ehynchota 



2,694 



3,000 



42 



5,736 



Orthoptera 



633 



— 



5 



638 



Neuroptera 



176 



— 



— 



176 



Other Orders 



595 



— 



— 



595 



Larvse, Pupae, &c. 



598 



— 



— 



598 



Totals 



33,762 



5,000 



1,362 



40,124 



The most important of these accessions are the following from 

 various localities : — 



12,565 insects of all orders including types of 131 new species. 

 Presented by the Impe7'ial Bureau of Entomology. 



The sixth instalment of the Distant Collection containing 3,000 

 specimens of Rhynchota and 2,000 specimens of Coleoptera. 



Europe. 



3,786 named British Diptera. Presented by Lieut.-Col. J. W. 

 Yerbury. 



1,743 Coleoptera and Rhynchota. Presented by H. B. Preston^ 

 Esq. 



