18 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Expedition to New Guinea have been determined. A collection 

 of types of land shells from South Africa has been checked, and 

 a small series of marine species from that part of the world has 

 been worked out, and some new species described. 



The species of the family Acmseidae have been critically 

 examined and determined. A model has been prepared illus- 

 trating " torsion " in the Gastropoda. A show-case has been 

 erected upon the screen at the North end of the Shell Gallery 

 to contain specimens too large for the table-cases. Of the 

 numerous acquisitions, a selection has been mounted and placed 

 on exhibition. The mounting and arrangement of the Blanford 

 and Godwin-Austen collections of Indian land shells have been 

 continued by Lt.-Colonel H. H. Godwin-Austen, F.R.S. ; and the 

 large collection of paljBarctic Mollusca, purchased from Canon 

 A. M. Norman, F.R.S. , and consisting of many thousands of 

 specimens, has been received and its registration commenced. 

 The other numerous acquisitions have all been registered 

 mounted, and incorporated. 



Insecta. 



In the Insect Gallery the arrangement of the Rhynchota 

 and Diptera in the table-cases has been completed, and a 

 commencement has been made with the arrangement of the 

 wall-cases on the West wall. The spirit in the various exhibits 

 has been renewed where necessary. 



Enlarged models of the Plague-Flea have been placed in the 

 Central Hall, and the Tsetse Fly exhibit in the same part of 

 the Museum has been revised, increased, and relabelled. 



In the COLEOPTERA the valuable collection of Curcu- 

 lionidse from Mexico and Central America, which was worked 

 out and named by Mr. G. C. Champion, and presented by 

 Mr. F. D, Godman, F.R.S., has been the most important addition 

 made during the year. Considerable additions have also been 

 made by the purchase of further portions of the Lewis col- 

 lections of Japanese and Ceylonese beetles and of the 

 Blackburn collection of Australian t3^pes ; and by the pre- 

 sentation, by Guy R. G. Nevinson, Esq., of the fine collection 

 of Cicindelidiie formed by the late Mr. F. Bates. The greater 

 part of the family Lucanidse has been rearranged during the 

 ;^ear and the numerous accessions from all sources have been 

 incorporated. A large number of species belonging to the 

 genera Anomala and Adoretus (family Scarabaeidse) have been 

 submitted to Dr. Ohaus and determined by him ; and others 

 have been determined b}^ comparison with types belonging to 

 the Museums of Paris, Berlin, Halle, and Genoa. 



Undetermined species of the genera Heterogonihjjhus, Ontho- 

 phagus and Bolhoceras have been determined by Herr H. 

 Prell, M. d'Orbigny, and M. Boucomont respectively, and 

 incorporated in the collection ; and many species of Aphodiinse 

 have been determined by Herr Adolf Schmidt. Part of the 



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