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four new species of Spiroholus and two of Rhacophorus ; 

 presented by T. D. A. Cockerell, Esq. 



Insecta. — The total number of specimens acquired during 

 the year amounted to forty-eight thousand and twenty- 

 eight ; they are distributed among the various orders as 

 follows : — 



Coleoptera 26,442 



Hymenoptera _-__._ 1,254 



Lepidoptera ------- 8,814 



Diptera -------- 1,553 



Mallophaga ------- 3 



Anoplura ------- 8 



Neuroptera ------- 226 



Orthoptera 272 



Rhynchota 9,065 



Trichoptera ------- 16 



Thysanura ------- 1 



Insects in amber 374 



Total - - - 48,028 



In addition to the collections already referred to, the 

 following are the most important acquisitions : — 



(From Great Britain.) 



A wasp's nest {Vespa sp.) from Dorsetshire ; presented by 

 Lady Theodora Guest. 



Two thousand Lepidoptera from various parts of England, 

 being the collection formed by the late Mr. Greenstreet ; 

 presented by his widow. 



Twelve specimens of the Diamond-back Moth {Plutella 

 xylostella) with pupse and larvae, from Norfolk ; presented 

 by the Right Hon. Lord Walsingham, f.r.s. 



Four preserved larvae of the Pine Hawk-moth (Sphinx 

 pinastri), obtained by Lord Rendlesham in Suffolk ; pre- 

 sented by the Right Hon. Lord Walsingham, f.r.s. 



Forty-five Diptera, including a specimen of the rare 

 Merodon equestris, from Rugby ; presented by the Rev. F. D. 

 Morice. 



Twenty-three Diptera in especially fine condition, including 

 Griorrhina herherina, Chilosia grossa, and Cynomyia mor- 

 tuoruni, from Essex and Hastings ; presented by the Rev. E. 

 N. Bloomfield. 



Seventy-five Diptera from Charlton and Gravesend, useful 

 for completing the series in the British collection ; presented 

 by Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Yerbury, r.a. 

 . 0.108. Two 



