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One hundred and eighty-four Ants ; presented by Herr H. 

 Fruhstorfer. 



Two hundred Ants; presented by Colonel Bingham. 

 Sixty-one types of Oriental and Australian Lepidoptera ; 

 purchased. 



One hundred and ninety-four Hymenoptera, chiefly types ; 

 purchased. 



Sixty-six Butterflies and ninety-one Moths from Mauritius, 

 and twenty-two Butterflies from the Eastern Transvaal ; 

 presented by Captain J. B. G. Tullock. 



Ninety Cicindelid Coleoptera, new to the collection ; 

 received in exchange. 



Prototracheata. — The accessions number seventy - one 

 specimens, all from Jamaica. 



Crustacea. — The accessions number two hundred and 

 eighty-six, of which the most important are : — 



A small collection from Victoria containing several 

 desiderata, made by Mr. F. E. Grant. 



One hundred and thirty-seven Amphipods from the 

 " Southern Cross " Antarctic Expedition. 



Seven Caprellids from the Inland Sea of Japan. 



Echinoderma. — The accessions number one hundred and 

 thirty-nine, of which the following deserve notice : — 



Sixty specimens from the Maldive and Laccadive Islands ; 

 presented by J. Stanley Gardiner, Esq. 

 A collection from Japan ; purchased. 



The types of two new species {AraeosoTna violacewm and 

 Eclenius tenuispinis) from deep water off the West Coast of 

 Ireland. 



Vermes. — The accessions number three hundred and twenty- 

 six, of which the most important are : — 



The Norman collection of one hundred and twenty-three 

 specimens, including some well preserved Polychaetes ; 

 purchased. 



A small but valuable collection of land Planarians from 

 Australia and Tasmania ; presented by Mr. T. Steel. 



The worms from the " Southern Cross " Antarctic Expedi- 

 tion. 



Polyzoa, Hydrozoa, Porifera, Protozoa, &;c. — The most 

 interesting additions are : — 



A very fine specimen of the Hexactinellid Sponge Rhahdo- 

 calyptus dowlingii from California ; purchased. 



A large blanket-like piece of the Hexactinellid Sponge 

 Askonema setubalense, covering an area of several square 



