112 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OJF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Captain W. U. Moore, were received by the Lords of the 

 Admiralty, and presented by them to the Trustees. They 

 consisted of thirty-four Reptiles, twenty-seven Batrachians, 

 thirty-one Fishes, one hundred and seventy-seven Land and 

 Freshwater Shells, thirty-four specimens of Thelph%\sa and 

 other freshwater Crustacea, nineteen Myriopoda, one thou- 

 sand seven hundred and fifty-five Coleoptera, two hundred 

 and eight Hymenoptera, one hundred and thirty- one Hemi- 

 ptera, and three hundred and ninety-two Insects of various 

 other Orders ; also fourteen Worms. These collections were 

 made chiefly in China by Messrs. J. J. Walker, Chief Engi- 

 neer, and P. W. Bassett-Smith, Medical Officer, the same gen- 

 tlemen to whose energy the Museum is indebted for similar 

 contributions in previous years. 



8. A collection consisting of two hundred and sixty-four 

 Malacostraca and Cirripedia, two hundred and forty- three 

 Echinodermata, including examples of Eudiocrinus granu- 

 latus and OphiojAeron elegans, as well as fine series represent- 

 ing the changes due to growth of known species, two hundred 

 and fifty-five Anthozoa, fifteen species of Foraminifera, 

 thirteen Sponges, nine Hydrozoa, and twenty-four Bryozoa, 

 collected by P. W. Bassett-Smith, R.N., when Acting Surgeon 

 of H.M.S. " Egeria," under the command of Commander A. M. 

 Field ; presented by the Lords of the Admiralty. 



9 and 10. The Pascoe co-llection of Coleoptera and the 

 Stainton collection of Lepidoptera have been referred to in 

 the introductory remarks of this Report. 



11. The eleventh instalment of Central American Coleop- 

 tera, consisting of twelve thousand six hundred and thirty- 

 six specimens of Heteromera, representing no less than one 

 thousand seven hundred and seventeen species, and in- 

 cluding the types of one thousand two hundred and ninety- 

 five species described by Mr. G. C. Champion, in the " Biologia 

 Centrali-America ; " presented by F. D. Godman, Esq., f.r.s., 

 and O. Salvin, Esq., F.R.S. 



12. The first instalment of Central American Hemiptera, 

 including the Fentatomidw, Coreidce, Lygoeidw, Pyrrhoco- 

 ridcE and Capsidw, described by Mr. W. L. Distant in the 

 " Biologia Centrali- Americana." Of the one thousand one 

 hundred and eight species enumerated, nine hundred and 

 thirty-seven are in the present consignment, and represented 

 by five thousand five hundred and forty-three specimens, 

 including the types of five hundred and eighty-four new 

 species ; presented by F. D. Godman, Esq., f.r.s., and O. 

 Salvin, Esq., f.r.s. 



13. A collection of five hundred and sixty-nine specimens 

 of Lepidoptera Heterocera, in fine condition, chiefly from 



Chili 



