DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. Il7 



the Passalidce has been completed. The arrangement of the 

 Elateridoe has been completed to the end of the Monocre- 

 2)idiina3. The Eucne'inidce have been extended to enable 

 accessions to be incorporated. Some progress has been 

 made in the incorporation of the Kerremans' Collection of 

 Buprestidce. 



The collection of Cassididce formed by the late J. S. 

 Baly, acquired in the early part of the year, has been 

 incorporated. 



The bequest of the large collection of Coleoptera, formed 

 by the late Mr. A. Fry, has necessitated considerable exten- 

 sion of some parts of the collection. The Cetoniidce have 

 been completely re-arranged, advantage being taken to in- 

 corporate at the same time accessions from other sources. A 

 very large number oi Longicornia have also been incorporated, 

 as well as specimens belonging to other families. As the 

 cabinets have, in accordance with the bequest, to be emptied 

 within twelve months after the receipt of the collection, and 

 as it will be impossible to incorporate all the specimens within 

 this period, the contents of some of the drawers are being 

 transferred as they stand to Museum cabinets. To the end 

 of December 1905, 27,500 specimens had been labelled, and 

 either incorporated or transferred. 



The preparation of the Catalogue of Orthoptera has been 

 proceeded with. The manuscript containing the Oryllidce 

 has been completed and sent to press, and the Phasgomiridce 

 will soon be finished. 



The arrangement of the How,02)teTa of the family 

 CicadidcG has been completed, and the FulgoridcB have been 

 begun. 



The Lepidoptera of the family Danainoi have now been 

 completely transferred and re-arranged in the new cabinets, 

 and the Ithomiance in part similarly treated. Several large 

 Nymphaline genera, such as Charaxes and Doleschalia, have 

 been re-arranged in the new cabinets, and a portion of the 

 Hewitson Pierince incorporated with the general collection. 



The Nymphaline genera, Rathinda and Neptis, have been 

 arranged by Colonel Bingham ; and the Pieridce, of the 

 genus Golias, the holarctic Pieridce and the genus Parnassius, 

 by Mr. H. J. Elwes. 



The fifth volume of the " Catalogue of Lepidoptera 

 Phalsense " has been published, and the manuscript of the 

 sixth volume, containing the Cucullianw nearly completed. 

 The NoctuidoB of the sub-families Eutelianca, Stictopterinoi, 

 Sarrothriphince and Acontiance have been arranged, and 

 Catocalinoe nearly completed. New species in these families 



