116 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



One hundred and ninety-three Arachnida from the Benito 

 River, West Africa, including examples of Opisthacanthus 

 lecomtei, Gyrtophora angolensis, Thalassius guineensis, and 

 others, new to the collection, as well as a large number of 

 new but as yet unpublished genera and species of Spiders ; 

 purchased. 



Fifty-seven Arachnida from Beira and Umtali, including 

 examples of new species of Agalena, Selenops, and Ctenus ; 

 presented by J. fFolliot Darling, Esq. 



Insecta. — The total number of specimens belonging to this 

 class acquired during the year amounts to fifteen thousand 

 seven hundred and thirty-one, composed as follows : — 

 Coleoptera ------- 3,259 



Orthoptera - ^ - - - - - 531 



Neuroptera --•---•-- 428 

 Lepidoptera ------- 8,686 



Hymenoptera - - - - - - 518 



Diptera -------- 1,583 



Ehynchota - - 551 



Aptera _-___-- 13 



Economic specimens, nests, etc. - - - 162 



Total - - - 15,731 



Of these, the chief are : — 



(From the British Islands.) 



A Hornet's Nest cut from a Box Tree at Didlington, 

 Norfolk ; presented by Lord Amherst of Hackney. 



A Wasp's Nest containing Ves2ya rufa and Vespa austriaca , 

 from Northumberland ; presented by C. Hobson, Esq. 



Twelve larvae and pupse of Metoecus paradoxus and six 

 cocoons of an Ichneumon taken from a Wasp's Nest ; 

 presented by H. Donisthorpe, Esq. 



Three specimens of Lipura Wrightii mounted on slide and 

 additional specimens in spirit, and two of Sirella caverni- 

 cola, from a cave at Mitchellstown, co. Cork ; received in 

 exchange. 



Six hundred and sixty-four Diptera from Felden and Tring, 

 Hertfordshire : presented by A. PifFard, Esq, 



Thirty Diptera collected in Herefordshire ; presented by 

 J. H. Wood, Esq., M.B. 



Twenty Diptera from Oxfordshire and a specimen of 

 Ephialtes from Forfarshire; presented by W. R. Ogilvie 

 Grant, Esq. ^ 



One hundred and four Lepidoptera, one hundred and fifty 

 Coleoptera, and eight Cynipidse from Hyeres, fifteen Cole- 

 optera from Herefordshire, and thirteen fron^ Scotland ; 

 -presented by Lieut. -Col. Yerbury. 



