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Two hundred and sixteen land shells from Nyasaland. 

 including many new species ; presented by Sir H. H, Johnston, 



K.C.B. 



One hundred and sixty-five marine shells from Lifu, 

 including many species new to the collection ; purchased. 



Arachnida. — The additions to this class during the year 

 number two thousand five hundred and twenty-five. The 

 most important acquisitions are : — 



Twelve Spiders from Central Australia, including co-types 

 of Ifephila eremiana, Zora marmorea, and Isopoda horni ; 

 presented by W. A. Horn, Esq. 



Thirty-one Spiders and Scorpions from Madagascar, includ- 

 ing examples of a new species of Scorpion {Grosphus tigrinus); 

 presented by Dr. Forsyth Major. 



Sixty-nine Spiders and Scorpions from Natal, including an 

 example of Stasiinopiis caffrus and Pycnacantha trihulus, 

 new to the collection ; and two specimens of Solpuga mar- 

 shalli and of Harpactira marshalli, new to science ; presented 

 by Guy A. K. Marshall, Esq. 



Sixteen Spiders from Salisbury and Enkeldoorn, in 

 Mashonaland, including examples of the new genus and 

 species Ceratogyrus darlingii and C. marshalli ; presented 

 by J. fFolliott Darling, Esq. 



One hundred and forty Scorpions and Spiders, including 

 examples of Ceroma johnstoni and Moggridgea luhytei, new 

 to science, from the Nyika Plateau, Nyasaland ; presented by 

 Sir H. H. Johnston, k.c.e. 



Four hundred and thirty-one Scorpions, Spiders and 

 Pedipalps from Burma, including the types of Thelyphonus 

 luood-masoni, insularis, silvaticus, binghami, saxatilis, and 

 rangunensis ; presented by E. W. Oates, Esq. 



Sixteen Scorpions from various localities, including co-types 

 of eight species, described by Prof. Krsepelin ; received in 

 exchange from the Natural History Museum, Hamburg. 



Two hundred and seventy-five Scorpions and Pedipalpi 

 from India, including a specimen of a new Scorpion 

 (Stenochirus politiis), and many examples of two new species 

 of Lahochirus ; presented by the Bombay Natural History 

 Society. 



One hundred and forty- six Arachnida, mostly Scorpions 

 and Spiders, from British East Africa, including examples of 

 Pseudohuthus dentatus, new to the collection, and many 

 examples representing new species of Solp>uga, Biton, Ceroma, 

 Zeriassa, Acanthodon, Cyrtauchenius, etc.; presented by 

 C. Steuart Betton, Esq. 



Seventy-seven Scorpions, Spiders, and Solpugas, from 

 Somaliland, including the types of seventeen species, described 

 by Messrs. Pocock and Simon ; presented by Dr. Donaldson 

 Smith. 



