114 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



That volume, containing the families Achetidce and Phasgo- 

 nuridce, has teen published and the manuscript of the Third 

 Volume, dealing with the Locustidce, is in course of revision. 



A synonymic catalogue of the Homopterous family Cica- 

 didcehsiS been published, and the revision and re-arrangement 

 of the collection of Fulgoridce have been continued. 



A large number of additions to the collection of British 

 Diptera, presented by Lieut.-Col. Yerbury, have been deter- 

 mined and incorporated, and the blood-sucking species of the 

 genus Ceratopogon in the collection have been worked out. 



The order of the families in the General Collection of 

 Diptera has, so far as possible, been brought up to date. 



The family Simulidce has been worked out, and the new 

 species in the collection have been described, by Mons. E» 

 Roubaud, of Paris. 



The family AlyphidcB has been revised and arranged, and 

 the species belonging to the genus Stomoxys (family Muscidce) 

 have been provisionally determined. 



A considerable number of small collections of blood- 

 sucking Diptera from various parts of the world have been 

 provisionally determined, reported upon, and incorporated. 



Miss G. Ricardo has continued her determination of the 

 Tabanidce. 



The work of re-setting and re-constituting the collection 

 of British Lepidoptera has been completed. 



The collection of IthomiancB and Heliconinoe, with the 

 exception of the Hewitson specimens, have been transferred 

 and partially re-arranged in the new cabinets, and the greater 

 part of the Nymphaline genera of the Cethosia, Apatura^ 

 Euthalia, and Siderone groups have also been transferred 

 and re-arranged. The specimens belonging to the Ancea 

 group were determined by Mr. H. Druce. The remainder of 

 the Hewitson Pierince have been incorporated with the 

 General Collection. 



Mr. H. J. Elwes has concluded the arrangement of the 

 Palsearctic Lyccenidce and commenced that of the Hes- 

 periidce. 



The volume of the Catalogue of Moths containing the 

 Noctuid sub-family CucuUiance has been finished and re- 

 vised for press, and considerable progress has been made with 

 that containing the Acronyctince. 



The Noctuid sub-families Catocalince, Momince, and 

 PlusiancE and part of Noctuince have been re-arranged, as 

 well as parts of the sub-families Boarmiance and Pyraiistince, 

 and the Tineid genus Imma. 



The Moths collected by Mr. Meade-Waldo during Lord 

 Crawford's voyage, the collection made by the Ruwenzori 

 Expedition and various smaller collections have been worked 

 out, and nearly all accessions have been incorporated with 

 the Genera] Collection 



