ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 5I 



One hundred and sixty-seven specimens of land and fresh-water shells from the plain 

 and mountainous regions near Mamboia, East Africa, many of them most remarkable and 

 new species ; purchased. 



Four hundred and sixty-six specimens of marine Mollusca, comprising many new species, 

 and a large number new to the Museum, from Goree, West Africa; purchased. 



Twenty-eight specimens of Biiccinum meridioiiale from the south banks of Newfound- 

 land, illustrating the great variation of this species ; purchased. 



One hundred and ninety-five land and fresh-water shells from New Caledonia, and one 

 hundred and fifty-five land and fresh-water shells from the New Hebrides ; presented by 

 Consul E. L. Layard. 



Twenty-nine land shells from the Samoa Islands ; presented by the Rev. T. Powell. 



Eighty-six fresh-water shells from Queensland ; presented by A. Brown, Esq. 



One hundred and seventy specimens of Mollusca and Tunicata from Port Philip, 

 Victoria ; presented by J. B. AVilson Esq. 



Polyzoa ; — Two hundred and eighty specimens have been added ; many of them were 

 obtained from corals and sponges, in the collection upon which they A\'ere found growing 

 in an incrusting manner. The following are especially noteworthy : — 



Forty-two specimens from various localities ; transferred from the Botanical Depart- 

 ment. 



Fifteen specimens from the Dogger Bank ; presented by R. Bell, Esq. 



Twenty specimens from Japan and .Viergui ; presented by Ur. J. Anderson, Esq., F.R.s. 



Eighty -five specimens from Port Philip ; presented by J . B. Wilson, Esq. 



Ecli'niodermatn and Vermes : — The additions to these classes have been respectively 250 

 and 586. The following are the more interesting : — 



Forty-nine worms and models, illustrating the development of Asteriita; purchased. 



Ten Echinoderms, five Folychaia and two Bulunoglossi (rom Herm ; presented by B, L. 

 Spencer, Esq. 



Ten Echinoderms from Shetland ; presented by E. M. Nelson, Esq. 



Twenty-one Polychcsta from Jersey ; purchased. 



Nine Echinoderms from the Philippines ; purchased. 



Forty Holothurians from Ceylon ; presented by Dr. Ondaatje. 



Sixteen Worms and Echinoderms ; received from the Kurrachee Museum. 



Ten Echinoderms from Mauritius ; purchased. 



Fifteen Echinoderms from Santa Cruz, California ; purchased. 



One hundred an;l twelve Echinoderms and Worms from Port Philip; pi-esented by 

 J. B. Wilson, Esq. 



Crustacea ; — To this class 692 specimens have been added, of which the following are 

 noteworthy : — 



A second interesting series of 161 Crustacea, mostly Dccapoda, from Aden ; presented 

 by Major J. W. Yerbury, r.a. 



Eleven Podophthalmatons Crustacea from Ecuador, some of them obtained at great 

 altitudes ; presented by Edward Whymper, Esq. 



A series of forty Edriophthalmatous Crustacea from Australia, nearly all of them types 

 of species described by Mr. Haswell ; received from the Australian Museum, Sydney. 



Arachiiida and Myriopoda: — The additions during the year numbered 95, of which the 

 following were the most interesting : — 



Five nests of a trap-door spider with living young, from the shores of the Mediter- 

 ranean ; presented by Surgeon Thomas. 



Twenty-two Acari, thirteen Scorpions, two St)lpugidca, of the rare genus Rhax, aud two 

 Spiders from the Gambia; presented by Captain Moloney. 



A large female Phrynus, with young, proving the viviparous nature of this genus, 

 from the Camaroons ; presented by J. M. E. Johnston, Esq. 



Insects: — In addition to the " Salvin and Godman " collection of Central American 

 Geodephagous Coleoptera and the portion of Phytophagous Coleoptera from the " Baly " 

 collection, the total number of Insects acquired during the year amounted to 8,223, which 

 are distributed among the various orders as follows : — 



Coleoptera -------- 4,939 



(Salvin ;ind Godman Collection - - - - 7,851) 



(Baly Collection (further instalment) . - - 2,180) 



Hymenoptera ------- 285 



Lepidoptera -------- 1,784 



Diptera -------- 48 



Neuroptera -------- 70 



Orthoptera - - - - - - - - 159 



Hemiptera -------- 132 



Anoplura _--__--- 19 



Total - - - 17,467 

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