52 ACCOUNTS, &.C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



(From Southern Asia). 



One liundred and seventy Coleoptera from Aden, and twenty from Mhow ; pi-esentedby 

 Major J. W. Yerbur3\ 



Fifty-one Lepidoptera from the Island of Salanga ; purchased. 



Fifty-six bred specimens (with pupa-skins) of Lepidoptera from Mhow ; presented by 

 Surgeon-major E,. W. Forsayeth, a.m.d. 



Six typical specimens of Leptosia quinuria from Lahore ; presented by F. Moore, Esq. 



Two series of Lepidoptera from the N.W. Provinces of India, consisting together of 

 one hundred and ninety-five specimens, amongst which is a series of the rare butterfly 

 Aryynuis clara, previously unrepresented in the Museum ; presented by J, F. 

 Duthie, Esq. 



Three series of Lepidoptei'a from Kurrachee, MhoAv, &c., consisting of 541 specimens, 

 many of them belonging to species not previously represented in the Collection ; presented 

 by Lieut Col. Charles Swinhoe. 



Twenty-six Lepidoptera from Goolmurg, &c. ; pi-esentcd by Capt. Alexander Fortescue. 



Two bred specimens of the large silk moth, Antlieraa nebulosa, 9 interesting as illustrating 

 the extreme variations of this species, and as coming from Bhagulpore, from which locality 

 no moth of this genus has previously been received; presented by A. G. Butler, Esq. 



Ninety- six Lepidoptera and four Orthoptera from Sumatra, including the type of a new 

 Papilio and other rare species ; presented by H. O. Forbes, Esq. 



One hundred and fifteen Le2iidoptera from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ; 

 presented by F. Moore, Esq. 



Ten Lepidoptera, eight Odonata, and one Dipteron from N.E. Borneo, amongst the 

 Lepidoptera the ty^ies of Dnnisepa sclueiberi, Trepsichrois verhuelli, $ &c. ; purchased. 



Ninety-four Lepidoptera from Palestine, including types of species described by the 

 late Professor Zeller; presented by Canon Tristram. 



Six specimens of Orthoptei'a ( Oxya furcifera), from Bombay ; presented by 

 F. Moore Esq. 



(From Australia and Pacific Islands,) 



Twenty-seven Hymenoptera, 210 Lepidoptera, 10 Orthoptera, and 12 insects of other 

 oi'ders, from Port Darwin; presented by by R. C S. Buckland, Esq. 



Nine Lepidoptera, including five ty\)e specimens from the Caroline Islands ; presented 

 by Professor E. G. Holden. 



Antlwzoa: — The acquisitions to this part of the collection are of much interest, as many 

 of them are new both to science and the Museum. Some of the types acquired during 

 the year are of unusual rarity, and the value of many of the specimens is much increased 

 by their being preserved in spirit. 



Of tlie 259 specimens added to the collection the following are the most important : — 



Sixteen corals from Kurrachee ; presented by the Kurrachee Museum. 



Seven corals (^including the types of the new genera, IHnfungia and jBrachymeandiina 

 from the Indian Ocean ; presented by Professor P. Martin Duncan, l\E.S. 



Six specimens of Lophohelia and A»ip/iihelia from deep water oflFthe coast of Morocco ; 

 presented by J. Y. Buchanan, Esq. 



Twelve Alcyonaria, forty-six Madreporarian Corals, including some remarkably tine 

 and curious sjiecimens (^Protoptiliim, Caryophyllia, Parasmilia), chiefly from Telegraph 

 Cables, collected by Captain Cole in the Caribbean Sea ; purchased. Also a very rare 

 Alcyonarian {Umbellula) fro)n the same source, received in exchange from the Edinburgh 

 Museum. 



Forty-six stony corals, including the type of a new genus (^Anacropora) from the 

 Keeling Islands, Amboyna, and Timor Laut ; collected and presented by H. O. 

 Forbes, Esq. 



A very fine specimen of a rare coral (^Madrepora longicyalhus) from Australia; 

 received from the Sydney Museum. 



Hydrozoa: — Thirty -nine specimens of this class have been acquired during the past 

 year ; the following are specially noteworthy ; — 



Eighteen Hydrozoa from the West Indies ; purchased. 



Six specimens of British species, dried so as to preserve their natural shape ; presented 

 by Professor C. Stewart. 



A sj)ecimen of Stylaster steUulatus and of Distichopora milesii from the South Sea 

 Islands ; received in exchange from the Brighton Museum. 



Spongiida. —The acquisitions of this class consist chiefly of named and type specimens, 

 and include the first of the " Challenger " series, the value of which is greatly enhanced 

 by being almost wholly preserved in spirit. The following are the most important addi- 

 tions : — 



Twelve specimens from Kurrachee; presented by J.A.Murray, Esq., of the Kur- 

 rachee Museum. 



Twenty-three 



