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been partly re-arranged, the models of Nudibranchs have been 

 remounted, and printed labels have been provided, for some of 

 the exhibited land shells in place of written ones. The work 

 of the mounting, labelling, registration and incorporation of the 

 numerous accessions to the collection has been performed as 

 usual. 



Part of the valuable collection of Indian Mollusca bequeathed 

 by the late Dr. W. T. Blanford and that presented by Lieut. - 

 Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen, F.R.S., have been examined by the 

 latter, the identifications have been verified, the types marked, 

 and the Museum series which have been selected have been 

 placed in glass-topped boxes. Owing to the extent of these 

 collections, the nature of the work connected with them, and the 

 limited time at Colonel Godwin-Austen's disposal, it wdll be 

 long before the arrangement can be completed. 



Insecta. 



In the Insect Galler}' the exhibited series of Coleoptera and 

 Lepidoptera have been completed, and progress has been 

 made with the Rhynchota and Diptera for exhibition in the 

 Table-Cases. 



An enlarged model of the Common House-Fly has been 

 prepared and placed in the Central Hall. 



The books and periodicals dealing with Economic 

 Entomology have been placed together in a book-case in the 

 corridor, with the result that they are more conveniently 

 situated for reference than formerly. 



Slight structural alterations have been made in order to 

 give access to Room J,* without having to pass through 

 Room K,* the accommodation for cabinets in the latter room 

 being thereby increased. 



The rearrangement of the General Collection, for which 

 additional accommodation had become necessary, has now been 

 completed. 



The most important event in the Insect Section has been the 

 acquisition of the Walsingham Collection of Microlepidoptera 

 (the smaller Moths), to which reference was made in the last 

 Return. This collection, presented by Lord Walsingham, 

 F.R.S., was transferred from Merton Hall to Cromwell Road 

 on April 1st, and was placed in Room A. The collection 

 consists of over 200,000 specimens contained in 16 cabinets, 

 582 large store-boxes, and several smaller ones. In addition 

 to the collection, a large and very valuable library of 

 Entomological books was presented, for which book-cases have 

 been provided in the same room. 



The COLEOPTERA have received an important addition 

 during the year by the purchase of a portion of the Lewis 

 Collection of Japanese and Ceylonese beetles. A small part 



* The designations of these two rooms have been transposed during 

 the year. 



