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MoLLUSCA — continued. 



Four hundred and ninety-two marine shells from Bombay, 

 including useful series of many species in good condition ; 

 .presented by Mrs. Deakin. 



Eighty land and freshwater mollusca from Nias Island, 

 West Sumatra, among them four fine examples of the rare 

 ■Cyclophorus kibleri ; presented by Dr. K. Martin. 



-Africa. 



One hundred and sixty-seven land and freshwater shells 

 irom Uganda, including some very fine series of the genus 

 Ximicolaria ; presented by Capt. P. H. G. Powell-Cotton. 



Fifty-four land shells from Angola, among them six new 

 -species ; purchased. 



ATnerica. 



Thirty-one Marine Mollusca from the Antarctic Region 

 (Sandwich group), including several species new to the 

 xiollection ; presented by Capt. C. A. Larsen. 



.Australasia. 



The type of Valuta irvince, n. sp., from Fremantle, West 

 Australia ; presented by Dr. J. C. Cox. 



Insecta. 



Sixty-five thousand three hundred and eighty-one specimen^ 

 have been added to this part of the collection during the year, 

 composed as follows : — 



Coleoptera ------- 43,260 



Lepidoptera ------- 12,081 



Hymenoptera ------- 4,761 



Diptera -------- 3,225 



ZRhynchota ----.-__ 1,175 



Orthoptera - - 596 



Neuroptera ------- 195 



INests, &c. - - - . . - 88 



Total - - - 65,381 



The following are some of the most important of these 

 accessions : — 



From various Localities. 



The fifth instalment of the David Sharp Collection, con- 

 sisting of 30,000 specimens of Brenthidse and Pal^earctic 

 Coleoptera ; purchased. 



Eight thousand one hundred and eighty-seven Coleoptera 

 Phytophaga, consisting of types and other specimens selected 

 from the collection of the late Mr. Martin Jacoby ; purchased. 



