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MoLLUSCA — continued. 



One thousand three hundred and forty-four land and fresh- 

 water MoUusca (mainly shells) from the Upper Nile, including 

 types of new species ; presented by Mrs. J. Longstaf. 



Sixty-four Mollusca from the Cameroons ; purchased. 



One hundred and nine land and fresh-water shells from 

 the Mabira Forest, Uganda ; presented by R. L. Harger, Esq. 



America, Central and South. 



One hundred and fifty-nine Lamellibranch shells from the 

 Falkland Islands ; presented by J. E. Cooper, Esq. 



Eleven shells of Urocoptis, Ramsdenia, and BrachyiJO- 

 della, from Cuba ; presented by G. T. Ramsden, Esq. 



One hundred and sixty-eight marine Mollusca, from Peru ; 

 purchased. 



Australasia and Pacific Ocean. 



Twenty-three land and marine Mollusca from Easter I. ; 

 presented by Professor Francisco Fuentes. 



One hundred and sixty-eight shells, principally marine, from 

 the Solomon Is. ; purchased. 



One hundred and forty-five marine shells from Henderson 

 Island ; p>resented by J. R. Jameson, Esq., and D. R. Tait, 

 Esq. 



Forty-two land and fresh-water Mollusca from Dutch New 

 Guinea, including types of new genera and species; presented 

 by the Subscribers to the Wollaston Expedition to Dutch New 



Guinea. 



Two hundred and fifty-two shells from North- West Austra- 

 lia ; purchased. 



Myriopoda. 



The acquisitions number three thousand seven hundred and 

 eighty-eight. The following are worthy of special notice : — 



The Koch collection of Myriopoda, consisting of three 

 thousand seven hundred and thirty-three specimens from 

 various localities ; including the types of eighty species ; 

 purchased. 



Seven specimens (the types) of a new species {Terr^%ito- 

 desmus Jletcheri) of Millipede found in the nests of an Indian 

 termite; ^^reseui^ecZ by T. Bainbrigge Fletcher, Esq. 



Pkototkacheata. 



The only examples added to the collection are specimens of 

 Opisthopatus cinctip)es, from Durban; presented by the Durban 



Museum. 



