126 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BEITISH MUSEUM. 



(From the Pacific.) 



The type specimen of Exerista xanthota, a small moth 

 named by Mr. Meyrick, from Fiji ; presented by the Right 

 Honourable Lord Walsingham, f.r.s. 



The female of a rare Butterfly {Stictoploea dufresnii) 

 from Gueta, Anamba Islands ; presented by J. J. Walker, 

 Esq., R.N. 



Vermes. — The additions to this class numbered ninety-two; 

 the following are of special interest : — 



Four specimens of a species of Peripatus, probably new to 

 science, from Natal, the most northern African locality 

 recorded for this genus ; presented by J. H. Ponsonby, Esq. 



The type of the remarkable new genus Ewpolyodontes (E. 

 cornishi) described by Miss F. Buchanan, from off the mouth 

 of the River Congo; presented by V. K. Cornish, Esq. 



An example of the rare Mediterranean species Folyodontes 

 maxillosus; purchased. 



Five specimens of Allolobophora foetida, or a closely allied 

 species, from the Nilgiri Hills ; collected and presented by the 

 Right Honourable Lord Dormer. 



One Allolobophora profuga and three Lumhricus cas- 

 taneus, from the Gorge of Trif t, Switzerland, at five thousand 

 five hundred feet elevation ; collected and presented by E. 

 Whymper, Esq, 



The type of Taenia echidnoe ; presented by Professor T. P. 

 Anderson Stuart. 



Three specimens of the rare Worm Tcenia nana, and 

 five of Anchylostoma duodenale ; presented by Dr. 

 Sonsino. ' 



A Gordius escaping from Eloeodes amaura, from Orizaba ; 

 presented by Messrs. Godman and Salvin. 



Echinoderms. — The additions to this class amount to three 

 hundred and fifty-two ; special mention should be made of 

 the following : — 



Thirteen Asteroids and Holothurians from deep water in 

 the Bay of Bengal, including examples of Zoroaster zea, 

 Persephonaster rhodopeplus, Nymphaster Jlorifer and Dicty- 

 aster xenophilus ; presented by the Trustees of the Indian 

 Museum, Calcutta. 



An example of Astronyx loveni from ofi" Kinnaird's Head ; 

 presented by W. Duncan, Esq. 



Fifteen Crinoids from Port Phillip, sent originally to the 

 late Dr. Herbert Carpenter, f.r.s., and transferred to the 

 Museum by W. L. Sclater, Esq. 



Heliaster muUiradiatus and four other species from 

 Mazatlan ; presented by H. 0. Howarth, Esq. 



jThree specimens of Pentacrinus wyville-tkovisoni, from 

 seven hundred fathoms off Fern Island, collected by V. K. 

 Cornish, Esq. ; purchased. 



Sponges. — 



