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{Harpactira haniiltoni, Stasimopus nigellus, and Acan- 

 thoclon hanniltoni) ; presented by Capt. G. E. H. Barrett- 

 Hamilton. 



One hundred and fifty Arachnida froni Madagascar, 

 including a new Trapdoor Spider (Forsythula majori) and 

 examples of three new species of Acumontia ; purchased. 



Sixty-four Spiders from Kolar, Jalarpet, and Bangalore, 

 including many rarities ; presented by G. P. Staunton, Esq. 



Sixteen Scorpions and Spiders from the Southern Shan 

 States ; f>resented by H. W. Thompson, Esq. 



Two hundred Arachnida from South America, including 

 examples of many new species ; purchased. 



A specimen of Kwnenia mirahilis, new to the collection, 

 from Rome, and one of K. ivheeleri from Texas ; presented 

 by Dr. H. J. Hansen. 



Three examples of Kmnenia wheeleri from Texas ; pre- 

 sented by Prof. Wheeler. 



Myriopoda. — The accessions total ninety-eight, of which 

 the following are most important : — 



Thirty-four Centipedes and Millipedes from South America, 

 including specimens of several species of the Polydesmid 

 genus Flatyrhachus, new to the collection ; purchased. 



Twelve examples of three species new to the collection 

 (Pauropus vulgaris, Scolopendrella caldaria and S. vul- 

 garis), from Copenhagen ; presented by Dr. H. J. Hansen. 



Five specimens of Scolopendra gigantea from the lower 

 Magdalena Valley ; purchased. 



Eighteen specimens from Morocco, including Scolopendra 

 cingulata and Orya barharica ; presented by E. G. B. 

 Meade-Waldo, Esq. 



Insecta. — The total number of additions for the year 

 amounted to twenty-eight thousand and thirty-one, distri- 

 buted as follows : — 



Coleoptera ------- 6,090 



Orthoptera - ^ - - - - - 1,365 



Neuroptera - ----- - - 356 



Lepidoptera ------- 14,809 



Hymenoptera ____-. 2,224 



Diptera- - - 2,012 



Rhynchota - 1,074 



Aptera -------- 27 



Nests, economic specimens, &c. - - - 74 



Total -^ - - 28,031 



