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and three Rhynchota from Karo Hill, Simla ; presented by- 

 Mr. Arthur Doncaster. 



Five hundred and seventy Lepidoptera, two Neuroptera, and 

 one Homopteron from Mean Meer, near Lahore, Punjab ; pre- 

 sented by Lieut. C. Harford. 



Twenty-four specimens of the " Singing Ant " {Lohopelta 

 diminuta), from the station hospital at Neemuch, Central 

 India ; presented by Sir John Lubbock, Bart. 



Two cocoons of a social moth (Ccenodomus rotundinidus), 

 and two specimens of Miltochrista gratiosa from the 

 Nilghiris ; presented by G. F. Hampson, Esq. 



A valuable collection of six hundred Rhynchota and a 

 hundred and fifty Diptera, from Ceylon ; presented by E. E. 

 Green, Esq. 



Fifty-eight Lepidoptera from Sarawak, Borneo, including a 

 pair of Dunduhia imperatoria and other species required for 

 completing the Museum series ; purchased. 



A rare butterfly (Cheritrella truncipennis) from East Pegu ; 

 presented by H. J. Elwes, Esq. 



Two butterflies, Clerome faunula from Perak, and Hestia 

 lynceus from Borneo ; presented by G. F. Hampson, Esq. 



(From Australia and the Pacific Islands.) 



Seventeen rare Lepidoptera, amongst which two specimens 

 of Parthenos agcesia may be especially mentioned, from Kaiser 

 Wilhelm's Land, New Guinea ; purchased. 



Eighty-three Coleoptera, chiefly valuable as having been 

 named by the Rev. T. Blackburn, and thirty Lepidoptera from 

 North Territory, South Australia ; presented by Mrs. Bovill. 



Sixteen Coleoptera, nine Orthoptera, nine Odonata, and 

 two Hemiptera from various islands of the South Pacific ; 

 presented by J. J. Lister, Esq. 



One specimen of a butterfly {Tenaris anableps) from Alu, 

 Solomon Islands ; presented by 0. Salvin, Esq., f.r.s., and 

 F. Du Cane Godman, Esq., f.r.s. 



Vermes — The number of additions to this class amounted 

 to two hundred and four ; besides the " Challenger " series 

 already mentioned', the following may be noticed: — 



Sixty-two Annulate worms, including Euglycera dibran- 

 chiata, GhcBtopterus pergamentaceus, and Phascolosovia 

 gouldi, from various localities ; received in exchange from 

 the United States National Museum. 



A collection of very finely preserved examples of the tube- 

 dwelling annelid Terehelht littoralis, from Llanfairfechan, 

 North Wales ; presented by Arnold T. Watson, Esq. 



Ten Worms and six Echinoderms from Naples, including 

 Spirographis spallanzojnii, Ghcetopterus variop>edatus, and 

 Cirratidus Jiligerus ; purchased. 



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