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Two hundred and forty Butterflies from N'Gamiland ; pre- 

 sented by Major Minchin, D.s.o. 



Nine hundred and forty-two Coleoptera, ninety-one Rhyn- 

 chota, twenty-three Orthoptera, and six Forjlculidce from 

 Natal ; presented by H. W. Bell-Marley, Esq. 



Three hundred Orthoptera from South Africa ; presented 

 by W. L. Distant, Esq. 



Six hundred and fifty-six Coleoptera (chiefly Hoplidce) 

 from Soutli Africa ; presented by E. A. Elliot, Esq. 



Four hundred and sixty-eight Coleoptera, thirty Rhynchota, 

 one hundred and sixty-six Lepidoptera Heterocera, with two 

 pupse and four other specimens, from Natal and Zululand ; 

 presented by E. Reynolds, Esq. 



Seventy-five Moths from Cape Colony ; presented by the 

 Grahamstown Museum. 



Fifty-five Moths from Cape Coast Castle; presented by 

 G. A. Higlett, Esq. 



One hundred and thirteen Lepidoptera and eight other 

 specimens from Nigeria ; presented by Dr. Cuthbert Christy. 



(From the Oriental Region.) 



Two hundred and seventy-one Lepidoptera, one hundred 

 and five Coleoptera, forty-three Orthoptera, ninety-five 

 Hymenoptera, twenty-one Diptera, twenty-four Rhynchota 

 and two nests of Trigona, from the Malay Peninsula ; pre- 

 sented by H. N. Ridley, Esq. 



One hundred and seven Moths from Sarawak ; presented 

 by R. Shelford, Esq. 



Seventy-five Coleoptera, fifty Hymenoptera, one hundred 

 and twenty-six Diptera, ten Lepidoptera, nineteen Rhynchota, 

 three Orthoptera, and three Neuroptera, from Northern 

 Siberia ; purchased. 



One hundred and seventeen Moths, thirty-five Butterflies, 

 and two teratological specimens from the Solomon Islands; 

 purchased. 



One hundred and twenty-six Rhynchophorous Coleoptera 

 from India and Burma, named by the late Herr J. Faust, 

 and including many co-types. 



Fifty-six Moths and the nest of an Ant, Polyrkachis, from 

 Coylon ; presented by E. E. Green, Esq. 



One hundred and eighty-seven Coleoptera, fourteen 

 Hymenoptera, fifty-six Rhynchota, and twelve Galls, from 

 North India ; presented by E. P. Stebbing, Esq. 



Six hundred and eighty-five Butterflies, including forty-five 

 types ; purchased. 



Five hundred and nineteen Coleoptera from Burma, con- 

 sisting largely of co-types ; purchased. 



