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Europe : the present instalment is represented by six thousand 

 two hundred and sixty-iive Noctuidije, four thousand five 

 hundred and fifty-nine Geometridce, and one hundred and 

 sixty-six Fhycitidce, representing one thousand four hundred 

 and eighty species of Noctuidce, among which are five 

 hundred and eleven types ; one thousand one hundred and 

 seventy species of Geoinetridce, including three hundred and 

 twenty -five types ; sixty-seven species oi Fhycitidce, including 

 twenty-three types ; purchased. 



14. A series of Lepidoptera Heterocera formerly forming 

 part of the collection of the late W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., 

 and containing a number of types of species described by the 

 late Mr. F. Walker in Parts XXVII. and XXXV. of the 

 "' Catalogue ; " purchased. 



15. A selected series of four hundred and sixty-two 

 Butterflies, and three hundred Moths from Sikhim ; collected 

 and presented by G. C. Dudgeon, Esq. 



16. Two hundred and ninety-three Spiders from St. 

 Vincent, including the types of a large number of new species 

 named by M. E. Simon ; thirty-five Scorpions and Pedipalpi, 

 and a hundred and forty-eight Myriopoda, among which are 

 the types of nineteen new species described by R. J. Pocock, 

 Esq. ; also a hundred and twenty-five Odonata embracing the 

 types of four new species, described by W. F. Kirby, Esq., 

 from St. Vincent, Grenada and the Grenadines ; six specimens 

 of Pei'ipatus juliformis from St. Vincent, and one specimen 

 of P. dominicce from Dominica ; presented by the Joint 

 Committee of the Royal Society and British Association for 

 the Exploration of the West Indies. 



17. Five hundred and twenty-eight Diptera, of which two 

 hundred and ninety-seven are British specimens referable 

 to one hundred and fifty-eight species, whilst two hundred 

 and thirty-one are types or co-types of one hundred and 

 eleven species of Syrphidce, from various exotic localities, 

 described by the late M. J. F. Bigot ; presented by G. H. 

 Verrall, Esq. 



Mammalia. — The additions to this class during the year 

 were twelve hundred and six ; they include fifty-four species 

 new to the collection, and thirty-six types. The following 

 are most worthy of note : — 



The skull of the " Venezuelan patriot Felipe Cervedo," 

 from Puerto Cabello ; presented by Arthur Stradling, Esq. 



Two artificially distorted Peruvian skulls ; presented by 

 Fleet-Surgeon Alfred Corrie, R.N. 



The skull of a Tasmanian native, brought home by Lady 

 Franklin; presented by Godfrey C. Trench, Esq. 



Two Barbastelles {Synotus barhastellus) from Northamp- 

 0.97. tonshire 



