ACCOUNTS. &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSCUM. 4.5 



(From Africa.) 



Two specimens of a rare beetle of the family CicindcUdcB {Platy chile pallida) from Cape 

 Town ; presented by R. Trimen, Esq. 



Eleven Coleoptera, seven Hymenoptera, five Lepidoptera, fifteen Di])tera, three 

 Neuroptera, six Orthoptera, and five Hemiptera in Gum Copal from East Africa ; 

 purchased. 



Sixty-six Lepidoptera from the Victoria Nyanza, includinp; the tjqjes of 14 new species 

 of the genera Ypthima, Hypolimnns, Telchiiiia, ActcBa, AlcBua, Teracohis, Popilio, Hypcr- 

 coiiipa and Copaxa, described in the " Annals and Magazine of Natural History ;" 

 purchased. 



(From Southern Asia.) 



Fifty-five Lepidoptera and two Homoptera from Darjiling; presented by Mrs. E.. V. 

 Boyle. 



The tj-pe specimen of an Indian butterfly {Parantica mclaitoides) ; presented by 

 P. Moore, Esq. 



One hundred and two Le])idoptci-a collected by the Rev. J. H. Hocking at Kangra, 

 North-west Himalayas, including 66 types of new species ; purchased. 



Three hundred and fourteen Lepidoptera from Ceylon, selected from the collection of 

 the late Dr. Thwaites ; some of the specimens being the types of species described and 

 figured in Moore's " Lepidoptei'a of Ceylon ;" purchased. 



Two hundred and eighty Lepidoptera from various parts of India, amongst which are 

 the types of 32 new species, described in the " Proceedings of the Zoological Society"; 

 jaresented by Lieut. Colonel Charles Swinhoe. 



Seventj'' Lepidoptera from Darjiling, chiefly useful for exhibition in the Public 

 Galleries ; presented by G. A. J. Rothney, Esq. 



Forty-seven Coleoptera, one Hymenopteron, 10 Neuroptera, and 72 Lepidoptera from 

 the Island of Nias, amongst the Lepidoptera the types of Limeiiitis imitata, Pandita 

 imitans, Trepsicliiois verUuelhi, Miletus cculisparsiis, and other new species recently 

 described ; purchased. 



Fifty-six Lepidoptera, 49 Hymenoptera, 16 Coleoptera, nine Diptera, and two 

 Neuroptera from Amboina, chiefly desiderata to the collection ; purchased. 



One hundred and ten Lepidoptera from Formosa, including several undescribed 

 species ; presented by H. E. Hobson, Esq. 



Two beautiful new moths {^Milionia drucei and M. Snellen!) from Celebes; purchased. 



Thirty-four Lepidoptera, two Orthoptera and one Homoptcron from the Islands of 

 Nias, Borneo, and Sumatra, including several new species of butterflies ; purchased. 



Thirty Lepidoptera from Mindanao, Philippine Islands ; desiderata to the collection ; 

 purchased. 



(From Australiii.) 



Ten type specimens of Hymenoptera, including those of 3Ielnphnrii'i lagotii, Lubbock, 

 the new Australian Honey Ant : presented by Sir John Lubbock, Bart., M.P. 



Two rare Coleojitera, and 19 Lepidoptera from Australia, including a pair of the 

 magnificent moth {Zelotypia siaci/i), the type of Ckarayia rainsaiji, &c., obtained by 

 exchange. 



Avthozoa. — Three hundred and eighty-nine specimens have been added, amongst 

 Avhicli tlie following may be especially noticed : — 



The " Porcupine " collection of Deep Sea Corals, including 149 Zoantlwria ; transferred 

 by Professor P. M. Duncan, r.R.s. 



Forty-five Alcyonaria, Aiudrepuiaria, and Antipatharin (including some very remark- 

 able specimens of Cirrldvatlies from 10 to 12 feet in length) from Billiton ; purchased. 



Fourteen specimens, chiefly A ley onur ia, h'om Kurrachee ; received in exchange from 

 the Kurrachee Museum. 



'1 hirty-tliree Alcyonaria and Madrcporaria from Mauritius, including a remarkably 

 fine series of reef corals ; purchased. 



Hydrozoa : — Twenty-five specimens have been added, a few of which are of special 

 interest. 



Two specimens from Japan of Hydractinia arborescens, and two of a new species 

 {Stultiiter piilchiT); presented by Dr. F. J. Burge. 



Two specimens, Thuiaria crisioidcs and T. diapkanu, from the Indo-Pacific Seas; 

 presented by AJiss Gatty. 



Five specimens from the Kurrachee Museum ; rec>'ived in exchange. 



Spongiida>.- One hundred and ninety-eight specimens have been acquired. 



Seventy-six specimens in spirits from the "Lightning" and " Porcupine" collections in 

 the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Seas, transferred by the Executors of the late 

 Sir E. Wyville Thomson, F U.S. 



Thirty-five Adriatic Sponges, the greater part admirably prepared in absolute alcohol 

 for histological investigation, named and presented by Professor F. E. Schulze, of Graz, 

 Austria. 



A fine series of eight selected, prepared, and named officinal sjionges from the Bahamas ; 

 presented by S. P. Saunders, Esq., of Nassau, Bahamas. 



Protozoa. — Six additions only have been made ; they are in bulk and have not yet been 

 examined. 



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