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accessions belonging to various families have also been 

 determined and incorporated. 



In the collection of British Diptera the families Asilidce, 

 Bomhylidce, and Stratiomyidce have been re-determined and 

 re-arranged, and the accessions belonging thereto determined 

 and incorporated, as have also many accessions belonging to 

 the families Dolichopodidoe, Sapromyzidce, Trypetidce, and 

 others. A collection made in S.W. Ireland by Lieut. -Col. 

 Yerbury has been worked out, and specimens required for the 

 Museum Collection selected. 



Mr. W. L. Distant has continued the re-arrangement of the 

 Rhynchota, incorporating all the large amount of material 

 that has accumulated during the last few years, including 

 the Godman-Salvin collection from Central America, the 

 Horsfield, Atkinson, Wollaston, Enger, and other collec- 

 tions presented at various times. The fine collection of 

 P^ctiaspmce —certainly the most extensive in existence — has 

 been purchased from Dr. Montandon, and incorporated in the 

 Museum Collection, as have been the specimens from the 

 Crowley bequest. A general revision and examination of 

 Walker's types has taken place, and the new species have been 

 described. The families of Rhynchota of which the arrange- 

 ment is now complete are the Pentatotnidcu, Coreidce, 

 Lygaeidce, Pyrrhocoridce, Tingidce, and Phymatidce. 



A considerable period was devoted to the selection of 

 Butterflies from the Crowley bequest, many of which, belong- 

 ing to groups in course of revision, have since been incor- 

 porated, as have numerous accessions from the Godman-Salvin, 

 Moore, and smaller collections. 



The re-arrangement of the Papilionince has been con- 

 tinued, various genera of Satyrince and Nymphalince 

 revised, and the Mycalesis group of African genera taken in 

 hand. The arrangement of the genera Precis, Nora, and 

 Tanoecia has been completed. 



Numerous Pierince and Lyccenidce have been incorpo- 

 rated. Vol. III. of the Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalsena? 

 has been published. A selection fiom the Moths of the 

 Crowley bequest has been made and partially incorporated. 



The Noctuidoe from the Godman-Salvin Collection, the 

 Japanese and Chinese Moths purchased from the late 

 J. H, Leech, also the European collection presented by Mrs. 

 Leech, and all the minor collections received during the year 

 have been incorporated. 



The working out of the NoctuidcB of S. Africa has been 

 completed, and the publication of the " Appendix to the 

 Moths of India" continued. 



The families Agaristidce, PsychidcB, and Heterogynidce 

 have been re-arranged. 



