152 ACCOUNTS, ETC>, OF THE BEITISH MUSEUM. 



Insecta — continued. 



numerous types, together with 1,544 microscope slides of 



Riiopalocera ; 'presented by F. Du Cane Godman, Esq., D.C.L., 



f.m:s. 



Three thousand nine hundred and eighty specimens of 

 Anoplura and Mallophaga ; presented by the Bon. N. C. 

 Rothschild. 



Six hundred and ninety-three specimens of Anoplura and 

 Mallophaga ; presented by the Zoological Society of London. 



Eight hundred and ninety-three Hymenoptera ; presented 

 by Rowland E. Turner, Esq. 



The second instalment of the Distant Collection, containing 

 2,400 Lepidoptera Rhopalocera, 2,000 Rhynchota, and 570 

 Diptera. 



Three thousand seven hundred Rhynchota, 68 Coleoptera, 

 and 11 Orthoptera, from the collection of the late Mr. G. W. 

 Kirkaldy ; presented by Miss Kirkaldy. 



Europe. 



Nine thousand four hundred and eighty - four British 

 Diptera from the Verrall Collection, bringing the total bequest 

 up to 11,650 specimens; bequeathed by the laAe G. H. Verrall, 

 Esq. 



One thousand two hundred and thirteen Microlepidoptera 

 from various parts of Europe; presented by T. A. Chapman, 

 Esq., M.D. 



One thousand one hundred and fifty-six British Diptera ; 

 presented by Lieut.-Col. J. W. Yerbury. 



Asia. 



Two hundred and forty-six Orthoptera ; presented by the 

 Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



Two hundred and ninety-three Orthoptera ; presented by 

 the Agricultural Institute, Pusa. 



Five hundred and eighty Rhynchota, from the Philippine 

 Islands ; presented by J. J. Mounsey, Esq. 



Seven hundred and ninety Diptera, including some types, 

 and 55 microphotographs of the same, from the Federated 

 Malay States ; presented by Dr. G. F. Leicester. 



A third instalment, consisting of 8,000 specimens of 

 Japanese Coleoptera, from the George Lewis Collection. 



Africa. 



Eighty-two thousand nine hundred and nine specimens of 

 all Orders of Insects from various parts of Africa, containing 

 much valuable named material ; presented by the Entomological 

 Research Corn^mittee. 



Three thousand one hundred and forty - three named 

 Coleoptera, from South Africa ; presented by Guy A. K. 

 Marshall, Esq. 



