94 ACCOUNTS, KTC, OF THK DllITIs:! LIUSLUM. 



Arachnida and Myrio2:)Ocla. — The South African Scorpions 

 of the genus Oinsthophthalifmis have been identified and 

 catalogued, and the species of Ischn u/rina; and of the genera 

 Uroijlectea, ^a^T/curus and their allies have been re-examined 

 in the light of recent accessions. The spiders of the genera 

 Lycosa and Ne]jhila have been sorted, examined, and deter- 

 mined, and considerable progress has been made with the pre- 

 paration of a manuscript catalogue of the Heteroj^odidce. The 

 spiders of the family Ctenidce belonging to the Museum collec- 

 tion have been determined by Mr. F. 0. P. Cambridge, who 

 has also written a report upon the Amazonian Theraphosidce. 



During the last three months of the year Mr. Cambridge 

 has been employed in re-bottling and re-labelling the Key- 

 serling collection of spiders, and has made considerable pro- 

 gress with the work. 



The Arachnida and Myriopoda obtained in Somaliland by 

 Dr. J. W. Gregory, Mr. E. Lort Phillips and Dr. Donaldson 

 Smith have been determined and reported upon. 



The species of Centipedes of the genus Alipes have been 

 determined and catalogued. 



Insecta. — The large room in the Western Corridor in the 

 basement, which was formerly occupied by duplicate Mam- 

 malia, has been cleared out, cleansed, painted, whitewashed, and 

 fitted up for the extension of the study collection of Insects. 

 To this room the collections of Or'thoptera, Neurop)tera, 

 Hymenopttra, D'iptera, and Ehynchota have been removed, 

 the old Insect Room being now restricted to the large Orders 

 Coleoptera and Lepidoptera, which previously had greatly 

 needed extension. The assistants in charge of the Orders 

 Avhich have been transferred have necessarily accompanied 

 them to the new room, and thus space which has hitherto 

 been greatly needed for the accommodation of visitors to the 

 Insect collection has been gained. 



The cabinets remaining in the large Insect Room have been 

 re-arranged in proper sequence. 



In the Insect Gallery an alteration in the position of the 

 table cases has been made, which will facilitate the arrange- 

 ment of their contents in a better order. This change has 

 at the same time made the Gallery more convenient for visitors 

 moving about, and will enable some wall-space hitherto 

 unavailable to be utilised. Four new wall-cases have been 

 fitted up. To one of these the nests and other specimens 

 illustrating the habits of white ants have been transferred. 

 The others are in course of arrangement. 



The series of Economic groups, which has proved very 

 attractive, has been increased by the addition of the follow- 

 ing 



