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Thirty-one named European Lepidoptera, including several 

 interesting hybrids, fine specimens of Galliniorj)ha 'persona 

 and var. italica and Rhegmatophila alpina, its variety 

 vernalis, Psyche wockei and P. schiffermuUeri new to the 

 collection ; purchased. 



(From North America.) 



Three hundred and fifty Coleoptera, twenty Hymenoptera, 

 twelve Diptera, and thirty-eight Lepidoptera from British 

 Columbia; collected and presented by the Rev. J. H. Keen. 



The type of Colias eurytheme, var. auturtmalis, four 

 Cecidomyidce, nine Dipterous galls, and seven Hymenoptera 

 with galls, from Colorado ; presented by T. D. A. Cockerell, 

 Esq. 



The type of a Neuropterous insect {Lepthonis gravida ?) 

 from South Texas ; presented by the American Entomo- 

 logical Society. 



(From the West Indies.) 



Six Coleoptera ; five Hymenoptera, and the nest of a species 

 of Bracon ; twenty Lepidoptera, including a variety of 

 Tortricodes alucitalis ; and nine Diptera from Cinchona, 

 Jamaica ; presented by W. Fawcett, Esq. 



Two specimens of the singular moth Palthis wsopialis from 

 Cinchona ; presented by Lady Blake. 



A hundred and ten Lepidoptera from Cuba ; received in 

 exchange from Sor. Guillerno Ruiz. 



Twelve Coleoptera, eighty Lepidoptera, and six Hymenop- 

 tera, from Trinidad ; presented by W. E. Broadway, Esq. 



Thirty Coleoptera, ten Hymenoptera, fifteen Orthoptera, 

 six Rhynchota, a Dipteron {Volucella ohesa), and twenty 

 Dipterous larva3, from Trinidad ; presented by the Rev. 

 H. G. Windsor Aubrey. 



Twenty-eight Coleoptera, nine Lepidoptera, and three 

 Libellulidoi, from Trinidad ; presented by H. Caracciolo, Esq. 



(From South America.) 



Eleven Coleoptera, ninety-three Hymenoptera, a large 

 example of a moth (Castnia doidalus), thirty Orthoptera, 

 two Hemiptera, four Neuroptera, and four larvse of Myrme- 

 leon, from Demerara ; presented by W. L. Sclater, Esq. 



Five butterflies of three species (Heliconius %vallacei, Olene 

 marian.a, and Daptonura pedrosina), also the type specimens 

 of Ar)%phidecta reynoldsi, Mesosemia hella, LyTimas isabellce, 

 Diorhina arthuriana, Mesene clarissa, Boeotis joha7incu, and 

 Anatole middletoni, from the Araguaya River, Tocantins ; 

 presented by E. Reynolds, Esq. 



Three rare Lepidoptera {Pythonides croniov. and Andreni- 

 morpha xanthogastra) from Petropolis ; presented by W. 

 Schaus, Esq. 

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