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out and reported upon, and the specimens collected by the 

 same expedition at the Auckland Islands have been named. 

 A collection made in Tierra del Fuego by Captain Richard 

 Crawshay has also been worked out and a report published. 

 The Mollusca obtained by Mr. W. A. Cunnington in the 

 great lakes of Central Africa have been determined and 

 described, and a report has been prepared, bringing up to 

 date the catalogue of the South African fauna. The working 

 out of an important series of deep-sea forms obtained by 

 H.M. Indian Marine Survey Steamer " Investigator " has been 

 commenced. 



Part of the collection of Rissoidcu has been mounted in 

 glass-topped boxes, and the whole of the exhibited series of 

 Ghitonidcu has been remounted on new tablets, provided 

 with printed labels, and arranged in accordance with Prof. 

 Pilsbry's Monograph. The numerous accessions have been 

 mounted and incorporated, a suitable selection being placed 

 on exhibition in the table-cases. 



Arachnida and Myriopoda. — Among the accessions dealt 

 with during the year was the major portion of the Godman 

 Collection of Spiders from Central America, numbering nearly 

 four thousand specimens. The bottling, labelling and regis- 

 tering of this large collection occupied some considerable 

 time. As it has not been found possible to incorporate it in 

 the general collection, it has been temporarily arranged in a 

 cupboard in the Spirit building. The spirit collections of 

 Scorpions, Pedipalpi, Solifugse and Mygalomorphous Spiders 

 have been completely re-arranged, and a manuscript index to 

 the genera has been prepared. The collection of Ixodidce 

 consisting mainly of unidentified material, was sent to Prof. 

 Neumann, of Toulouse, for study, and has been returned by 

 him after determining the species. The collection of Pseudo- 

 scorpions is in the hands of Mr. C. J. With, of Copenhagen, 

 for study. 



Insecta. — Series of specimens and drawings of moths, 

 gnats and midges have been in course of preparation for 

 exhibition in the Insect Gallery. 



With a view of showing extremely small objects, a 

 specially constructed microscope has been placed in the 

 Insect Gallery, exhibiting some minute Hymenoptera, which 

 are parasites on the eggs of other insects. Specimens are 

 placed in the microscope, and enlarged drawings with an 

 explanatory label are placed above it. It has been appreciated 

 by numerous visitors and has so far been fairly used. 



A considerable number of Coleoptera of the family 

 Nitidulidce, which were sent to M. Grouvelle to be named, 

 nave been returned and re-incorporated. The collection of 

 Corylo%)hid(E formed by the late Rev. A. Matthews, recently 

 acquired, has been incorporated. A fresh arrangement of 



