il2 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



A descriptive report upon the Arachnida from Tropical 

 West Africa, contained in the British Museum, has been 

 completed, and much progi-ess made towards finishing a 

 report upon the extensive collection of Spiders made by 

 Dr. Sarasin in Celebes. 



All the British Indian Arachnida referable to the orders 

 Scorpiones, Uropygi, Amblypygi, Solifugse, Mygalomorphse, 

 and all the large species of Spiders belonging to the families 

 Argiopidce, Eresidm, Psechridce, Lycosidce, Pisauridoe, 

 Sparassidce, Gtenidce, and Hersiliidm have been worked out. 



Insecta. — Progress has been made in the arrangements of 

 the Insect Gallery. 



The usual numerous inquiries respecting injurious insects 

 received during the year from at home and the colonies have, 

 so far as possible, been answered, and a small illustrated 

 pamphlet, entitled " Instructions for Collecting Insects," has 

 been prepared for the use of inquirers, and published. 



All fresh books and additional volumes of periodicals 

 added to the Entomological Library have been marked and 

 placed upon the shelves, and the Manuscript Catalogue has 

 been brought up to "date. 



A large number of unmounted specimens, chiefly received 

 by presentation, have been mounted and labelled, but it 

 has not been possible to keep pace with the accumulation 

 of such accessions, considerable numbers still remaining 

 unattended to. 



Descriptive reports upon the insects of various orders con- 

 tained in the collections made by Mr. Andrews in Christmas 

 Island and by Messrs. F. V. McConnell and J. J. Quelch on 

 Mount Roraima have been prepared, and will be published 

 sbortly. 



Collections of Coleoptera made by Mr. Ogilvie-Grant and 

 Dr. Forbes in Socotra and Mr. C. V. A. Peel in Somaliland 

 have been worked out, and descriptive papers are in course 

 of publication. 



A revision and re-arrangement of the collection of Cicin- 

 delid Coleoptera upon the system of Dr. Walther Horn, by 

 whom the specimens were examined and to a considerable 

 extent named, has been partly accomplished. 



The entire collection of Rutelidse has now been re-arranged 

 and in the main named. 



The incorporation with the General Collection of the 

 Longicorn Coleoptera in the Pascoe Collection has been 

 -continued, the whole of the Cerambycidse and some of the 

 earlier groups of the Lamiidse being now transferred. 



Good progress has been made with the arrangement of the 

 British Coleoptera, which is now completed as far as the 

 Longicornia. 



Considerable progress has been made in the study and 

 preliminary arrangement and revision of the Butterflies of 

 the family Lycsenidae. The expa,nsion of ihe genus Papilio 



