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Thirty-nine Centipedes and Millipedes from Mysore, in- 

 cluding specimens of a new species of Arthrosphcera ; 

 presented by H. K. Slater. Esq. 



Prototracheata. — Twenty- seven specimens of his new 

 Eastern genus Eoperipatus were presented by R. Evans, Esq. 



Crustacea. — The accessions number six hundred and ninety- 

 four, of which the following deserve special notice : — 



A most interesting collection of Entomostraca, raised from 

 dried mud in various parts of the world, has been made by 

 Professor G. 0. Sars ; of these three hundred and thirty 

 specimens belonging to seventy-two species have been obtained 

 by purchase for the Museum. 



One hundred and forty-two Copepods of the plankton, 

 determined by the donor ; presented by Dr. G. H. Fowler. 



One hundred and seven Isopods from. Central Europe ; 

 purchased of S. Verhoff. 



The types of M. H. Couti^re's new Alpheidce from Torres 

 Straits, collected and presented by Professor Haddon. 



Vermes. — Of the seventy-three specimens obtained during 

 the year, the most important are : — 



Thirty-nine Polychseta from Salcombe, the site of Colonel 

 Montague's collecting nearly a century ago ; purchased from 

 the Marine Biological Association. 



Eleven specimens of Ptychodera ; presented by Dr. Willey. 



Echinoderma. — A valuable collection of deep-sea Ophiu- 

 roids, made by the U.S.S. " Albatross," under the direction of 

 Professor Agassiz ; received in exchange from the American 

 Museum of Natural History, New York. 



Anthozoa. — Of the one hundred and thirty-one accessions, 

 the most important are : — 



Eighty Alcyonaria from Jamaica; presented by Dr. Duerden. 



Twenty-four Corals, some of great interest from the 

 bionomic point of view ; presented by S. Pace, Esq. 



A very fine Pennatulid and five other Alcyonaria, deter- 

 mined by Professor Hickson ; presented by the Government 

 of Cape Colony. 



Tunicata, Polyzoa, Hydrozoa and Porifera. — The donations 

 worthy of special mention are : — 



The Tunicata, Polyzoa, Hydrozoa and Sponges collected by 

 the " Southern Cross " Expedition ; presented by Sir George 

 Newnes, Bart. 



