98 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF ffiE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The scorpions of the genus Tityus have been re-examined, 

 determined, and described in connection with the identifica- 

 tion of the Arachnida obtained by Messrs. Austen and 

 Cambridge, on the Lower Amazons. Mr. F. P. Cambridge 

 has named many recent accessions of Cteniform Spiders, and 

 has worked out the Central American Spiders of the families 

 Theraphosidce, Diijluridoi, Ctenizidce, Filistatidce, Sicariidce, 

 etc , contained in the Museum collection, for publication in 

 the Biologia Centrali- Americana. - 



The re-bottling and re-labelling of the Keyserling collection 

 of Spiders has beenfalmost completed, and over five thousand 

 other specimens have been sorted, registered, and incorporated 

 into the general collection. 



• Insecta. — Extra space has been secured in the old Insect 

 Room by the removal of the cabinets containing the collec- 

 tions of dried Crustacea, Arachnida and Myriopoda to the 

 new room prepared for their reception. 



The space thus left vacant has been appropriated for the 

 European and Central American Coleoptera with other local 

 collections, for the Banksian collection, and the series 

 illustrative of economic entomology. This re-arrangement 

 has given room for the much needed expansion of the collection 

 of Coleoptera. 



In the Public Insect Gallery a series of Coleoptera with 

 illustrations and descriptive labels has been arranged in a 

 table-case, to show the characters by which this Order is 

 divided into sub-orders. 



The following additions have been made to the series of 

 economic groups : — Apple infested by Woolly aphis (Schizo- 

 neura lanigera), and Cherry showing the life-history of a 

 small moth (Lyonetia clerckella). 



Specimens in spirit showing the metamorphoses of the 

 following genera have been mounted for exhibition in one of 

 the wall-cases : — Melolontha, Propomacrus, Spondylis, Apis, 

 Vespa and Myrmeleon. 



The mounting, identification, labelling and incorporation of 

 accessions, and the re-arrangement of the study collections 

 have made considerable progress : — 



1. The re-arrangement of Coleoptera of the family Eumol- 

 pidce has been completed, the material contained in the Baly 

 and Godman-Salvin collections having been incorporated, 



2. The Coleoptera of the families Endomychidce and 

 Coccinellidce have been re-arranged in accordance with the 

 most recently published classifications, all accessions, includ- 

 ing the Gorham collection of Endomychidce, having been 

 added. ^^ 



3. All miscellaneous accessions to the Heteromera hare 

 been examined and placed under their proper genera in the 

 collection, many of the groups being also expanded and 

 re-afranged. 



