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(From Europe.) 



Two Coleoptera, five Lepidoptera, five Hymenoptera, and a 

 Dragon-fly, from Novaya Zemlya ; presented by Col. H. W. 

 Feilden. 



Fifty-five Butterflies from Spain ; presented by Mrs. 

 Nicholl. 



(From Asia.) 



Three hundred and four Coleoptera, thirty-nine Orthoptera, 

 fifty-eight Rhynchota, thirty-three Neuroptera, sixty-four 

 Lepidoptera, eighty Hymenoptera, twenty-eight Diptera, and 

 two nests from Singapore and district ; presented by H. N. 

 Ridley, Esq. 



Five hundred and fifty Moths, constituting the Meek 

 collection, from Fergusson Island, New Guinea ; purchased. 



Six Forjlcula, twelve Lasioderma, and six Thaneroclerus 

 and its larvse, found in large numbers, in company with 

 Lasioderma, in ginger from Bombay ; presented by C. Major, 

 Esq. 



Seven hundred and sixty-three Moths, two hundred and 

 eighty-five Butterflies, twenty-two Neuroptera, four Orthop- 

 tera, a Hemipteron, and a specimen of Hotinus from India 

 and Burma ; presented by Capt. E. Y. Watson. 



Twenty-five Coleoptera, thirty Hymenoptera, thirty 

 Diptera, twelve Hemiptera, four Orthoptera, and two 

 Neuroptera from Karachi ; presented by Commander E. R. 

 Shopland. 



Ninety-three Moths from Assam ; purchased. 



Fifty-six Moths from the Nilgiri Hills ; presented by A. G. 

 Cardew, Esq. 



Eighty-five Lepidoptera from Sumatra and eight Butterflies, 

 including Charaxes ajax and Narmada martini, new to the 

 collection ; from North India and the Andaman Islands ; 

 presented by Major Fawcett. 



Eighty-four Moths, including types of species described by 

 Mr. Meyrick, from the Malayan region ; presented by H. T. 

 Elwes, Esq. 



One hundred and fifty Moths, including co-types of species 

 in the Hon. W. Rothschild's Collection, from the Malayan 

 region ; presented by Sir G. F. Hampson. 



Three hundred and ninety-one Moths, fifty Neuroptera. 

 nineteen Rhynchota, four Hymenoptera, and three Diptera 

 from Burma ; presented by L. de Niceville, Esq. 



One hundred and seventy Moths from the Khasia Hills ; 

 purchased. 



One hundred and eighty-five Moths from New Guinea; 

 purchased. 



Twenty specimens of Lepisma and eleven of Japyx from 

 Burma ; presented by E. W. Gates, Esq. 



