130 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The most noteworthy of these are : — 



(From Great Britain.) 



Fifty Butterflies and Moths for the teratological collection ; 

 presented by R. South, Esq. 



Three teratological specimens of Coleoptera, a piece of wood 

 from an ants' nest with cocoons, larvae, and pupse of Clythra, 

 four Phratora larvse, six galls of Gynipidce, &5C. ; presented 

 by H. Donisthorpe, Esq. 



One hundred and seventy-two Lepidoptera, chiefly varietal ; 

 purchased. 



Thirty-four Hemiptera ; received in exchange from Edward 

 Saunders, Esq. 



Four Moths (Haworth's specimens from the Stevens Col- 

 lection) ; presented by L. B. Prout, Esq. 



(From Europe.) 



One hundred and four Spanish Orthoptera ; presented by 

 Senor J. Bolivar. 



Three hundred and seventy .Coleoptera, one hundred 

 Orthoptera, sixty Hymenoptera, thirty-three Lepidoptera, 

 six Neuroptera, eighteen Diptera, and twenty Rhynchota, 

 from the Balearic Islands, collected by Messrs. Oldfield 

 Thomas, and R. I. Pocock. 



(From the Oriental Region.) 



Five hundred and seventy Coleoptera, one hundred and 

 forty-four Orthoptera, thirty-three Neuroptera, four hundred 

 and seventeen Lepidoptera, sixty-seven Hymenoptera, 

 seventy-nine Diptera, and one hundred and thirty-nine 

 Rhynchota, from the Malay Peninsula ; presented by H. N. 

 Ridley, Esq. 



Four hundred and sixty-three Coleoptera, one hundred 

 and ninety Lepidoptera, ninety-five Orthoptera, one hundred 

 and twenty -eight Hymenoptera, twenty-five Diptera, one 

 hundred and sixteen Rhynchota, and a Dragon-fly from 

 Borneo ; presented by R. Shelford, Esq. 



Fifty-nine Buprestidce from Sumatra ; received in exchange 

 from Mons. C. Kerremans. 



Ninety-six Moths from the Philippine Islands ; presented 

 by Herr G. Semper. 



One hundred and forty Coleoptera, forty-six Hymenoptera, 

 four Diptera, twenty-four Orthoptera, ten Neuroptera, and 

 twenty-six Rhynchota from Arabia, collected loy Messrs. 

 Percival and Dodson; purchased. 



