132 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Arachnida. — The accessions total two thousand seven 

 hundred and fifty-three, o£ which the following are the most 

 important : — 



Five Scorpions from South America, including twa 

 examples of Ananteris halzanii, a species new to the 

 collection ; presented by Dr. A. Borelli. 



A specimen of Larifuga weberi from Cape Colony, a 

 species new to the collection ; presented by Dr. J. C. C. 

 Loman. 



Three specimens of a trap-door Spider {Migas paradoxus), 

 with nests on bark of tree, from New Zealand ; presented by 

 William Gray, Esq. 



Thirty-two specimens, representing six species of Opiliones 

 new to the collection, from caves of N. America ; presented 

 by Professor A. S. Packard. 



Fifty-five Australian Spiders representing thirty-four 

 species, including several types ; purchased. 



The type of a new species of Trap-door Spider {Aganippe 

 cccidentalis), from Australia ; purchased. 



The hitherto unknown male of the West Indian Scorpion 



(Tltyus insignis) ; purchased. 



Fifteen Spiders and Scorpions from Cuba and Jamaica, 

 including examples of a new Phormictopus ; presented by 

 Messrs. W. Schaus and J. T. Barnes. 



Three hundred and seventy-nine Arachnida collected by 

 the ofiicers of H.M.S. " Challenger," including examples of 

 many new and rare species, and received from the Rev. 0. P. 

 Cambridge. 



Thirty-four Arachnida from S. Arabia, including the 

 types of six new species (Galeodes granti, Rhagodes roth- 

 schildi, R. buryi, Daesia laminata, D. sahulosa and Monocen- 

 tropus longionanus), collected by Mr. G. W. Bury ; purchased. 



Ninety Spiders from the Peloponnesus, including several 

 rarities ; purchased. 



Seventy Arachnida from Cyprus, including examples of 

 many species previously unrepresented from that island in 

 the collection ; collected by Miss D. M. A. Bate ; purchased. 



Two hundred and twenty-eight Arachnida from the 

 Cameroons and Congo, including examples of several new 

 species, collected by Mr. G. L. Bates ; purchased. 



One hundred and thirty-one Arachnida from Natal and 

 the Transvaal, including several rarities ; presented by J. P. 

 Cregoe, Esq. 



One hundred and fifty Arachnida from Natal, including 

 examples of many new species ; presented by F. J. Quekett, 



Esq. 



