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Arachnida. — Nine hundred and ninety-four specimens 

 have been added, of which the following may be specially 

 mentioned : — 



Fifty-two Spiders from the Himalayas, including the 

 hitherto unknown male of Selenocosmia himalayana ; pre- 

 sented by F. Gleadow, Esq. 



Fifteen Spiders and Scorpions from Quetta, including spe- 

 cimens of a new but undescribed species of Spariolenus and 

 Buthus punjahensis, new to the collection ; presented by 

 Major H. I. Pocock, r.a.m.c. 



Twenty-five Arachnida from Wady Sikait in Egypt, in- 

 cluding specimens of a new but undescribed species of Doesia ; 

 presented by D. Macalister, Esq. 



Twenty-one Arachnida from Ghizeh, Egypt, and thirty- 

 six from the Soudan, including a specimen of a new species 

 of Sparassus ; presented by Capt. S. S. Flower. 



Ten Arachnida collected by Mr. C, V. A.. Peel in Somali- 

 land, including the types of Fandinus pugilator, P. peeli, 

 Buthus calviceps, Rhip>icephalus marmoreus, and R. ar- 

 matus ; presented by Prof. E. B. Poulton, f.r.s. 



Seven specimens of Spiders belonging to the genus Hystero- 

 crates, including the types of H. didymus ap>ostolicus and 

 scep)ticus from the Island of St. Thomas in the Gulf of 

 Guinea ; purchased. 



One hundred and three Spiders and Scorpions collected by 

 Mr. P. 0. Simons in Peru and Ecuador, including the types 

 of Chactas simonsi, Teuthraustes oculatus, Hadruroides 

 carinatus and leopardus and Tityus simonsi, as well as 

 representatives of rare species of Sicarius, Hapalopus, 

 Bothriurus, &c. ; purchased. 



Eight Scorpions and Spiders from Atoyac, including the 

 types of Plesiochactas dugesi and Megacormus segmentatus ; 

 presented by Dr. A. Duges. 



Insecta. — The number of insects registered during the 

 year amounted to thirty- three thousand seven hundred and 

 nineteen,distributed as follows : — 



Coleoptera ------- 10,737 



Orthoptera 1,235 



Neuroptera - - .- - - - - 277 



Lepidoptera ------- 16,161 



Hymenoptera _---__ 3,504 



Diptera- ------- 720 



Rhynchota -----..- 954 



Economic specimens, nests, &c. - - _ 131 



Total - - - 33,719 

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