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the land shells have been continued, and the study collection 

 of Stenogyrinse has been arranged geographically. The types 

 from the Hanley and Da Costa collections have all been 

 identified with the descriptions and figures, mounted and 

 incorporated, and two collections from the Central African 

 Lakes and Birket el Kurum have been worked out and 

 reported on. All the numerous acquisitions have been 

 registered, mounted, and placed in the general collection. 



Arachnida and Myriopoda. — The arrangement of the 

 exhibited series of Arachnida and Myriopoda has been com- 

 pleted, and the cases in which the specimens are contained 

 have been cleaned. Progress has been made with the com- 

 pilation of the manuscript catalogue of Scorpions and a 

 card-catalogue index to the collections of Arachnida has been 

 begun. The determination of the unnamed Arachnida in the 

 collection has been continued, and the Solifugse and Mygalo- 

 morph Spiders have been worked out. 



The Oniscomorph Myriopoda from the Malay Peninsula 

 and from Siam have been identified, and a report on the 

 more interesting forms has been published. 



Some of the Ticks received during the year have been 

 sent to Professor Neumann for identification, the remaining 

 specimens have been determined in the Museum. 



Inaecta,— The Central American Pselaphidce, and the 

 Silphidce, Cucujidce, and Colydiidce contained in the Sharp 

 Collection have been incorporated. The Dynastidce have 

 been entirely revised and re-arranged, and all accessions 

 incorporated, all the Lamellicorn Coleoptera still remaining 

 from the Pascoe, Fry, and Hauser Collections have been dealt 

 with, and the great Coprophagous genera Onthophagus and 

 Oniticellus have been arranged, and many new species 

 described. The re- arrangement of the Buprestidce has been 

 continued. The arrangement of the Elateridce and incor- 

 poration of the various accessions belonging to that family 

 have made further progress, and additions have been made to 

 the earlier groups from the Fry and Sharp Collections. The 

 Longicornia of the Sharp Collection required for the 

 General Collection of Coleoptera have also been selected and 

 incorporated. 



The undetermined specimens of Oriental Cleridce have 

 been worked out by Herr Sigmund Schenkling, and many 

 new species described ; Mr. G. A. K. Marshall has arranged 

 various groups of African and Oriental Curculionidw, 

 incorporating the additions and describing the new species ; 

 and all the African representatives of the great Curculionid 

 genus Apion contained in the Museum have been brought 

 together and are now being worked out by Herr Hans 

 Wagner. 



The revision of the MS. of the 3rd volume of the 

 Catalogue of Orthoptera, which will include the Locustidce, 

 has made steady progress, and the revision of that portion of 



