112 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BHITISH MUSEUM. 



Captain W. U. Moore, were received by the Lords of the 

 Admiralty, and presented by them to the Trustees. They 

 consisted of thirty-four Reptiles, twenty-se\'cn Batrachians, 

 thirty-one Fishes, one hundred and seventy-seven Land and 

 Freshwater Shells, thirty-four specimens of Thel]}}i%,sa and 

 other freshwater Crustacea, nineteen Myriopoda, one thou- 

 sand seven hundred and fifty-five Coleoptera, two hundred 

 and eight Hymenoptera, one hundred and thirty-one Hemi- 

 ptera, and three hundred and ninety-two Insects of various 

 other Orders ; also fourteen Worms. These collections were 

 made chiefly in China by Messrs. J. J. Walker, Chief Engi- 

 neer, and P. W. Bassett-Smith, Medical Oflicer, the same gen- 

 tlemen to whose energy the Museum is indebted for similar 

 contributions in previous years. 



8. A collection consisting of two hundred and sixty-four 

 Malacostraca and Cirripedia, two hundred and forty- three 

 Echinodermata, including examples of Eudiocrinus granu- 

 latus and Ophiopteron elegans, as well as fine series represent- 

 ing the changes due to growth of known species, two hundred 

 and fifty-five Anthozoa, fifteen species of Foraminifera, 

 thirteen Sponges, nine Hydrozoa, and twenty-four Bryozoa, 

 collected by P. W. Bassett-Smith, R.N., when Acting Surgeon 

 of H.M.S. " Egeria," under the command of Commander A. M. 

 Field ; presented by the Lords of the Admiralty. 



9 and 10. The Pascoe collection of Coleoptera and the 

 Stainton collection of Lepidoptera have been referred to in 

 the introductory remarks of this Report. 



11. The eleventh instalment of Central American Coleop- 

 tera, consisting of twelve thousand six hundred and thirty- 

 six specimens of Heteromera, representing no less than one 

 thousand seven hundred and seventeen species, and in- 

 cluding the types of one thousand two hundred and ninety- 

 five species described by Mr. G. C. Champion, in the " Biologia 

 Centrali- America ; " presented by F. D. Godman, Esq., f.r.s., 

 and O. Salvin, Esq., f.k.s. 



12. The first instalment of Central American Hemiptera, 

 including the Fentatomidw, Coreidce, Lygoeidce, Pyrrhoco- 

 ridcB and Caj)sidc8, described by Mr. W. L. Distant in the 

 " Biologia Centrali-Americana." Of the one thousand one 

 hundred and eight species enumerated, nine hundred and 

 thirty-seven are in the present consignment, and represented 

 by five thousand five hundred and forty-three specimens, 

 including the types of five hundred and eighty-four new 

 species ; presented by F. D. Godman, Esq., F.R.S. , and 0. 

 Salvin, Esq., F.R.S. 



13. A collection of five hundred and sixty -nine specimens 

 of Lepidoptera Heterocera, in fine condition, chiefly from 



Chili 



