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Insecta — continued, 

 America. 



Six hundred and seventy-eight named Coleoptera (Staphy- 

 linidse) from the United States ; presented by Dr. A. Fenyes. 



One thousand and twenty-eight named Coleoptera (Staphy- 

 linidse) from Central America ; i^resented by F. D. Godman. 

 Esq., D.C.L., F.R.S. 



Six hundred and twenty-eight Lepidoptera Phalsense from 

 Costa Rica, including many co-types of species described by the 

 donor ; presented by W. Schaus, Esq. 



Two hundred and fifty-six Hymenoptera Aculeata from 

 Brazil, including many types ; presented by the Director of the 

 Museum Goeldi, Para. 



Australasia. 



Seven hundred insects of various Orders collected by the 

 late Mr. W, Stalker on the expedition to New Guinea ; 

 presented by the Subscribers to the British Ornithologists' 

 Union New Guinea Expedition Fund. 



Six hundred and ninety-eight Coleoptera, mostly type 

 sp3cimens, from the Rev. Canon T. Blackburn's Collection. 



One hundred and seventy-four Coleoptera, chiefly co-types, 

 from Australia ; by exchange, from A. M. Lea, Esq., Govern- 

 ment Entomologist, Hobart. 



Prototracheata. 



Two specimens of his new species, Peripatus papuensis, 

 were purchased from Professor A. Sedgwick, F.R.S. ; and an 

 example of the rare P. luoodwardi was presented by Dr. W. 

 Michaelsen. 



Myriopoda. 



The accessions number one hundred and sixty-four. The 

 more important are : — 



Thirty-nine specimens from various localities, including the 

 co-types of nineteen species ; received in exchange from Prof. 

 F. Silvestri. 



Sixty- five specimens from Uganda and German East Africa, 

 including co-types of twenty-three species. 



Seventeen specimens from the Aru and Goram Islands ; 

 presented by the Subscribers to the British Ornithologists' 

 Union New Guinea Expedition Fund. 



Arachnida. 



The accessions number one thousand four hundred and live ; 

 the following deserve special mention : — 



A sia. 



Thirty-nine Arachnida from China and Ceylon ; presented^ 

 by T. Bainbrigge Fletcher^ Esq., R.N. 



