182 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Department of Entomology. 



The Department of Entomology was not established as a 

 Department distinct from Zoology until the 1st of April 1913, 

 but the particulars relating to it which follow are to be under- 

 stood as extending over the whole of that year. 



T. — Arrangevient and Conservation. 



Insect Gallery. — Except for the addition of a number of 

 representative species to illustrate the order Orthoptera, which 

 have been placed in one of the side cabinets, there is no change 

 to record in the exhibited series in the public gallery. The 

 ceiling of the gallery was re-painted during the year, necessi- 

 tating the temporary removal of some of the wall frames and 

 specimens. Leakage by evaporation from some of the glass 

 jars had been noticed, and the jars were re-filled with spirit. 



Study Series. — In the Coleoptera, the sub-families Opa- 

 trinse, Pedininse, Tenebrioninse (in part), Cyphalseinse, and 

 Cnodaloninse of the Tenebrionidse have been re-arranged and 

 all accessions incorporated. The following families and sub- 

 families have been worked out by specialists to whom they 

 were sent and on their return have been re incorporated in the 

 collection together with all accessions ; namely, the Anthicidse 

 by Herr von Krekich Strassoldo, the Australian Amarygminse, 

 Tenebrioninse and CyphalasinEe by Mr. H. J. Carter, and the 

 East African species of Zophosis by M. Chatanay. These include 

 many types of new species and varieties. The Palseactic 

 Lagriid^e are being worked out by Herr Borchmann. Many 

 sub-families, including the Eurychorinso, Asidinse, and Nycte- 

 liinse of the Tenebrionidas, have been revised and transferred to 

 the new pattern cabinets. A synoptic revision of the Pyro- 

 chruidao has been prepared and considerable progress made 

 with a similar revision of the genus Gonocephalum, for which 

 purpose special visits have been undertaken to the Paris 

 Museum and to the collections of M. Maurice Pic. Among the 

 Staphylinidpe, Dr. M. Cameron has worked out the genus 

 Atheta which has been re-incorporated, together with 

 , accessions. The re-arrangement of the Lucaniclse has been 

 completed, and that of Dermestidse begun and completed, many 

 new species of the latter family having been incidentally 

 described. The whole of the Australian Cryptorhynchine 

 weevils, sent to Mr. Lea of the South Australian Museum, have 

 been named by him and on their return have been incorporated 

 and arranged. A collection of Brazilian Lamellicorns made by 

 the Stanford University Expedition has been worked out and 

 several new species described, the types of which have been 

 placed ill the Museum collection. The Lamellicornia in the 

 collections made by Mr. A. F. R.^Wollaston on his expedition to 

 Dutch New Guinea have also been worked out. Lieut.-Colonel 

 F. Winn Sampson has continued voluntarily to devote a 



