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Forty-nine Butterflies and twenty-nine Moths from South 

 Africa ; presented by the Rev. W. H. Heale. 



Two hundred and sixty-three Lepidoptera, chiefly from 

 Portuguese East Africa ; presented by F. Kirby, Esq. 



Seventeen rare Lycsenidse from Natal ; presented by 

 G. E. Pennington, Esq. 



Thirty-six Coleoptera, six Homoptera and two Blattidse, 

 from Machakos, British East Africa ; presented iby Dr. S. L. 

 Hinde. 



Eighty Coleoptera, thirteen Orthoptera, eight Hemiptera, 

 six Neuroptera, one hundred and fifty-four Lepidoptera, six 

 Hymenoptera, and four Dip tera from the Transvaal ; presented 

 by A. Boss, Esq. 



Eight Lepidoptera (Acrcea hurni), including the types from 

 the Tugela district. Natal ; presented by G. H. Burn, Esq. 



Seventy-four Lepidoptera and one Dipteron and cocoon 

 from Sierra Leone ; presented by C. M. Mitford, Esq. 



(From North America.) 



Eighty Moths from Colorado ; purchased. 



Ten Crambidse and Phycitinse, new to the collection, from 

 the United States ; received in exchange. 



One hundred and ten Hymenoptera, authentically named, 

 many of them co-types ; thirty-six Lepidoptera, five Coleoptera, 

 four Diptera, two Bhynchota, and one Orthopteron, from New 

 Mexico ; presented by Prof. Cockerell. 



(From the "West Indies.) 



Eight hundred and eighty-nine Phytophaga, two hundred 

 and sixty-two Elateridse, and fifty-nine Dascillidse, named by 

 Mr. M. Jacoby and Mr. G. C. Champion ; presented by the 

 West India Committee of the British Association. 



Three pupa cases of the " Wood nymph " (Heliconius 

 charitonius), and two caterpillars (Perophora) from Jamaica; 

 presented by Lady Blake. 



(From Central and South America.) 



Five thousand four hundred and sixty-eight Coleoptera, 

 and five thousand six hundred and seventy-five Lepidoptera 

 from Central America, described in the Biologia Centrali- 

 Americana ; presented by F. Ducane Godman, Esq., f.r.s., and 

 Osbert Salvin, Esq., F.R.S. 



Five hundred and sixty Coleoptera from Costa Rica; 

 presented by Mons. H. Pittier de Fabrega. 



Fifty Coleoptera, one hundred and twenty-eight Lepidop- 

 tera, eight Hymenoptera, eight Diptera, six Hemiptera, one 

 Orthopteron, and seven pupa-cases of Castnia eudesmia in 



