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MoLLUSCA — continued. 



The types of thirteen new species of land shells from South 

 Africa ; presented by J. H. Ponsonby, Esq. 



Australasia. 



Forty-nine marine shells from Queensland ; presented by 

 J. Shirley, Esq. 



Thirty -four marine shells from North Queensland, repre- 

 senting species nearly all new to the Collection ; presented by 

 G. J. Gabriel, Esq. 



Eighty specimens of Chitons from the Coast of New South 

 Wales, valuable on account of their fine condition and exact 

 localities ; presented by A. F. B. Hull, Esq. 



One hundred and seven marine shells from South Australia, 

 all new to the Collection, and many of the species represented 

 by co-types ; presented by Dr. J. C. Verco. 



Insecta. 



Including the Walsingham Collection of Micro-lepidoptera, 

 estimated to contain over 260,000 specimens, the number of 

 specimens added to this part of the Collection during the year 

 is three hundred and sixty-nine thousand eight hundred and 

 seventy-three, made up as follows : — 



Coleoptera ------- 31,670 



Lepidoptera - - 271,530 



Hymenoptera ------- 47,655 



Diptera - ^ ----- - 6,404 



Rhynchota ----.-. 9,510 



Orthoptera - ^ . - - - - 1,008 



Neuroptera --.-_-.- 2,060 

 Nests, etc. ------- 36 



Total - - - 369,873 



The most important of these accessions are the following : — 



From various Localities. 



Two hundred and sixty thousand Micro - Lepidoptera ; 

 presented by the Right Hon. Lord Walsingham, F.R.8. 



Three thousand nine hundred and eighty-one Coleoptera 

 (Phytophaga), including nine hundred and thirty-four tj^pes, 

 being the third and final instalment of the Jacoby Collection. 



Two thousand Coleoptera (Clavicornia) ; jpresented by 

 George Lewis, Esq. 



The Collection of Palsearctic Hymenoptera formed by the 

 late Edward Saunders, F.R.S., containing thirty thousand 

 specimens. 



Two thousand nine hundred Hymenoptera, including many 

 types ; presented by Roivland E. Turner, Esq. 



