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Arachnida. — The accessions number two thousand one 

 hundred and eighty-seven, of which the following are most 

 noteworthy : — 



Eighty Spiders from the South of Spain, including a 

 species of Ischnocolus new to the collection, and many 

 examples of species previously only imperfectly represented ; 

 presented by Colonel Yerbury. 



One hundred Spiders and Scorpions from Spain, including 

 examples of Gluvia dorsalis ; collected and presented by 

 G. C. Champion, Esq. 



Twenty-six Scorpions from Egypt, including a large series 

 of the rare species, Buthus bicolor ; presented by Capt. 

 S. S. Flower. 



Two hundred Spiders from Mauritius, including many well 

 preserved examples of species of Neiohila, Argiope, &c., all of 

 which are desiderata to the collection ; purchased. 



One hundred and ninety-four Arachnida, mostly collected 

 in the neighbourhood of Grahamstown, Cape Colony, by 

 Mr. White, including specimens of two new species, Acantho- 

 clon flaveolum and Ho.rpactira pulchripes ; presented by 

 Dr. S. Schonland, of the Albany Museum, Grahamstown. 



Sixty-five Spiders from Cape Town, including types of four 

 new species, Hei^machastes collinus, Aranea mensamontis, 

 Agelena ocellata and Lycosa hectoria ; presented by the 

 Rev. J. Hull. 



Two hundred and eighty-eight Scorpions and Spiders 

 collected by Miss Leppan in Cape Colony, including embryos 

 of Solpuga, and new species of Trap-door Spiders belonging to 

 the genera Stashnopus and Acanthodon, and new species 

 of Euprosthenops, Tetragonophthalma, Patpimanus, Flaty- 

 oides, Palystes, S2:)arassus, &c., and species of the genera 

 Hersilidia and Ammoxenus new to the collection ; pur- 

 chased. 



A specimen of Hexisopus fodiens, one of the Solifugae, 

 belonging to a family hitherto unrepresented in the collec- 

 tion ; presented by Dr. Purcell. 



Forty-five Spiders and Scorpions from Pearston, Cape 

 Colony, including specimens of two rare species of Scorpions 

 {OpisthophthalTTius pictus and calvus), a specimen of a species 

 new to the collection, Solpuga lineata, and a species of 

 Selenops, new to science ; presented by Dr. R, Broom. 



Eight Arachnida from Lampun, N. Siam, including speci- 

 mens of a new species of Whi-pScoT-pion {Typopeltis tarnanii); 

 collected and presented by the late Mahon Daly, Esq. 



Forty Spiders and Scorpions from Mysore ; collected and 

 presented by H. K. Slater, Esq. 



Sixty Arachnida from Singapore ; presented by H. N. 

 Ridley, Esq. 



