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Royal Society and British Association for the investigation 

 of the Fauna of the Sandwich Islands. 



One hundred and thirteen Coleoptera of species new to the 

 collection ; received in exchange from Monsieur R. Oberthiir. 



Five Coleoptera, four Orthoptera, four Odonata, five 

 Rhynchota, and six Butterflies from Hunan, China ; presented 

 by Captain Wingate. 



Two 'hundred and ninety-seven Coleoptera from Hainan 

 Island ; purchased. 



Eighty Rhynchota, twenty Hymenoptera and gum nests of 

 a species of Odynerus, twelve Diptera, fourteen Orthoptera, 

 two Coleoptera, and four Neuroptera, including a Dragon-fly 

 killed by a Rhynchium, from Foh-kien and Formosa ; 

 presented by J. de la Touche, Esq. 



Forty-eight Lepidoptera from the Moluccas ; purchased. 



A collection of Formicidse from Singapore, consisting of 

 forty-six named species ; presented by G. D. Haviland, Esq. 



Fifty Coleoptera, twelve Rhynchota, and one Blatta, from 

 King William's Town, Cape Colony ; presented by Miss 

 Barrett. 



Fifty Hymenoptera, sixteen Diptera, ten Orthoptera, two 

 Neuroptera, and twelve Cicindelce, from Karachi ; presented 

 by F. W. Townsend, Esq. 



(From America.) 



Five thousand three hundred and one Coleoptera, five 

 hundred and ninety-five Orthoptera, two thousand two hun- 

 dred and forty-seven Formicidse, and six hundred and 

 forty-six Noctuidse, from Central America ; presented by 

 F. D. Godman, Esq., d.c.l., f.r.s. 



Two hundred and ninety Moths from Panama ; purchased. 



Two thousand three hundred and eighty-two Clavicorn 

 Coleoptera, two thousand two hundred and eighty-eight 

 Hymenoptera, and forty-two tubes of Formicidse from St. 

 Vincent and Grenada ; presented by the West Indies Com- 

 mittee of the British Association. 



Six Coleoptera, seventeen Butterflies, and a Locust from 

 Antigua and Dominica ; presented by Dr. J. W. Gregory. 



Thirty Coleoptera, six Orthoptera, sixteen Neuroptera, 

 fifteen Hymenoptera, ten Diptera, and four Rhynchota, from 

 Mount Roraima, British Guiana; presented by Messrs, 

 McConnell and Quelch. 



Thirty Diptera larvae and pupa-cases from British Guiana 

 presented by Dr. E. T. Rowland. 



One hundred and twenty-eight Moths from Ecuador, chiefly 

 types of the donor's own species ; presented by Monsieur 

 Paul Dognin. 



Eight hundred and forty-three Rhynchota, one hundred and 

 twenty Diptera, seventy-eight Hymenoptera, two hundred 



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