154 accounts, etc., of the british museum. 



Arachnida. 



The accessions number 1,085 ; the following being specially 

 worthy of notice : — 



Miscellaneous. 



Four hundred and ninety parasitic Acari from various 

 localities, including the typical specimens of a new Mite 

 {Leiognathus liberiensis) ; presented by the Hon. N. C. Roths- 

 child. 



Two hundred and ten Arachnida from various localities, 

 including the types of a new Mite (Tarsonemus spinipes) ; 

 presented by the Entomological Research Committee. 



Asia. 



Thirty-three Oriental Opiliones, including the co-types of 

 several species described by Dr. C. Fr. Roewer ; received in 

 exchange from the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



The types of a new Mite {Tyroglyi^hus longior, var. castel- 

 lanii), causing a skin-disease in Ceylon ; presented by Dr. Aldo 

 Gastellani. 



Africa. 



Forty-four Spiders from South Africa, including the type of 

 Harpactira gigas. 



The typical specimens of a parasitic Mite {Leiognathus 

 cveightoni) found on a porcupine at Nairobi, British East 

 Africa ; presented by J. Creighton, Esq. 



Crustacea. 

 The principal addition has been the Budde-Lund collection 

 of Woodlice (terrestrial Isopoda) which is estimated to contain 

 about 6,500 specimens ; the other accessions number 1,959, of 

 which the following are the most important : — 



Miscellaneous. 



Two hundred and sixty-six specimens of Cumacea, including 

 paratypes of 1 1 species ; presented by the United States 

 National Museum. 



Europe. 



Five Crustacea, probably types of species described by 

 Thomas Pennant in 1777 ; presented by the Earl of Denbigh, 

 G.V.O, 



Nine specimens of a new species of terrestrial Amphipod 

 fi'om Kew Gardens ; presented by A. W. Hill, Esq., Assistant 

 Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 



Eleven microscopic preparations of Branchiopoda and 

 Schizopoda from Bournemouth ; presented by H. J. Wadding- 

 ton, Esq. 



Four Woodlice from the Isle of Wight ; presented by W. 

 Omer Cooper, Esq. 



