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A male example of a very rare Saturniid Moth (Anther oea 

 barcas), the female only of which was previously known, from 

 the River Shire, East Africa ; also three specimens of the 

 Tsetze Fly (Glossina 'morsitans) and two specimens of Tahanus 

 latipes from Witu, East Africa ; presented by the Secretary 

 of the Imperial British East African Company. 



Sixty-eight specimens of Insects in Gum Copal from East 

 Africa ; purchased. 



An example of the rare African Brachelytrous Beetle, 

 Termitobia physogastra ; presented by G. Meyer-Darcis, Esq. 



(From Madagascar.) 



Thirteen Hymenoptera, eighty-one Lepidoptera, including 

 specimens of Teracolus zoe, T. niananhari, Char axes andara, 

 Hypolycoina 7)iervieros, the male of Ceranchia crihrelli, and 

 other rare species, mostly new to the collection, one Cocoon, 

 three Diptera, three Orthoptera, and twenty-six Rhynchota, 

 from Fort Dauphin, Madagascar ; purchased. 



Nine Cocoons of a Moth {Ceranchia apollina) from Mada- 

 gascar ; presented by F. Moore, Esq^. 



(From Southern Asia and Japan.) 



One^ thousand five hundred Lepidoptera, chiefly of well- 

 known species, but valuable on account of their locality, 

 thirty-four Diptera, thirty-six Neuroptera, eighteen Orthop- 

 tera, and eight Rhynchota, from Fao, Bushire, and Karachi ; 

 presented by W. D. Cuming, Esq. 



A hundred and seventeen Butterflies, eighteen Moths, and 

 thirty-seven Dragon-flies, from Mean Meer, Punjab ; collected 

 and presented by Major H. C. Harford. 



Sixteen Butterflies, including Papilio paiihiis, P. hrishna, 

 Prioneris seta, and Nep)tis zaida, from Darjiling and the 

 Khasia Hills ; presented by Arthur Dicksee, Esq. 



A hundred and thirty-two named i^ormicif^ce, determined by 

 M. Forel, and comprising eighty species, from India and 

 Burma ; presented by R. C. Wroughton, Esq. 



Two hundred and ninety Lepidoptera from Ceylon, includ- 

 ing a very rare Noctuid Moth {Anophia diphteroides) new to 

 the collection, and other species required for completing the 

 Museum series ; presented by W. B. Jameson, Esq. 



Eight3'"-three Neuroptera, thirty Orthoptera, and fourteen 

 Diptera, from Japan ; purchased. 



Seventeen Hymenoptera, six Diptera, three Neuroptera, 

 seventeen Orthoptera, and thirty-sixl^Rhynchota, from Tsu- 

 sima Island, Corean Channel; purchased. 



Three Hymenoptera, eighty Lepidoptera, including an ap- 

 parently new genus of Hawk-moths, an example of Catocala 

 abamita, and other rare species, twenty Diptera, and three 



0.108. Neuroptera, 



