ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 59 



Eight specimens of freshwater fishes, from Madagascar, representing five species new 

 to the collection ; purchased. 



Sixty-seven specimens from Indiana and Florida, including many species new to the 

 collection ; obtained in exchange from the Indiana University. 



A Deep sea Fish from the Mona Channel, West Indies (^Nemichthys ivfonx) ; presented 

 by Dr. A. GiJnther, F.R.S. 



Two specimens of a rare Siluroid from the Andes of Ecuador (^Brontes prenadiUd) ; 

 presented by Edward Whymper, Esq. 



Mollusca : — The acquisitions during the j'ear, including Tuiiicata, amounted to 6,095, 

 of which the following may be particularly mentioned : — 



Thirty-three specimens of Trochidcs from the Mediterranean ; presented by the 

 Marquis Monterosato. 



Fifty-nine specimens of Helicidce and LimnoeldcB from China and the Corea ; presented 

 by J. H. Leech, Esq. 



Thirly-four Helicidce and Cyclophoiidae from the Loo Choo Islands ; presented by 

 H. Pryer, Esq. 



Five hundred and sixty-seven marine and estuary shells from the Mergui Archipelago ; 

 purchased. 



Thirty marine shells from 'I'utikorin, S. India; presented by E. Thurston, Esq. 



A specimen of Nautilus pomptUus (^shell and animal) from the Andaman Islands; pre- 

 sented by Mrs. E. Kenny. 



Twenty-foui specimens of Marine Mollusca from Muscat; presented by Col. J. B. 

 Miles. 



One hundred and four land :ind marine shells from Morocco, Burma, &c. ; presented 

 by J. H. Ponsonby, Esq. 



Twenty-nine land-shells from the Cameroons ; presented by the British Association. 



Thirty-three marine shells from the mouth of the Gambia ; presented by Capt. 

 Moloney. 



Thirty-two marine shells from the Mauritius ; purchased. 



Seventeen specimens of Melania, Bithinia, and Unio, from Lake Nyassa ; pur- 

 chased. 



One hundred and forty-eight land and freshwater shells from New Caledonia, and 

 nine Helicidce from New Zealand; presented by E. L. Layard, Esq., C.M.G. 



One hundred and twenty-eight marine and freshwater shells from the Australian Seas; 

 presented by John Brazier, Esq. 



Fifty-five marine shells from West Australia ; presented by T. H. Haynes, Esq. 



Ninety-nine land and freshwater shells from the Solomon Islands ; purchased. 



Seven models in wax of the Animals of Buccinum, Limax, Arion, Helix, Cardium, 

 Pccten, and Ostrea ; purchased. 



Polyzou : — ilie additions during the year amounted to ),13L A valuable collection 

 of one hundred aud fifteen specimens from Port Phillip, Victoria, presented by J. B. 

 Wilson, Esq., being of special importance. 



Echinodeimata and Vermes. — The additions to these classes have been respectively 

 241 and 378. The following may be especially noted : — 



A fine mass of worms-tubes from Hilbre Island, Liverpool ; purchased. 



Sjjecimens of ears of corn infested with " cockle," together with an illustrative figure; 

 presented by W. G. Smith, Esq. 



Eleven Gephyreans from the Andamans and the Mergui Archipelago ; presented by 

 Dr. John Anderson, F.ii.s. 



Two examples of Ho/opus rangi from Barbadoes ; purchased. 



Two examples of the little known Peripatus leuckarti from Queensland; presented by 

 Dr. E. P Ramsay. 



Two examples of a new species of Peripatus {P.imthunni) from British Guiana; pre- 

 sented by W. L. Sclater, Esq. 



Arachnida and Myiiopoda : — The additions to these two classes amount to 244 and 44 

 respectively. The following are the most noteworthy : — 



One Scorpion, five Centipedes and two specimens of a new suctorial Diplopod {Pseudo- 

 desmus verrucosus) from Perak ; presented by L. Wray, Esq. 



Forty Spiders and Scoi-pions, mostly new to the collection, from Kilima-njaro ; pre- 

 sented by F. J. Jackson, Lsq. 



Twelve Spiders from Accra, Gold Coast; presented by G. Higlett, Es(|. 



Forty-one Spiders and eight Myriopods from the Solomon Islands; purchased. 



Two nests oi' Agalena labyrinthica for exhibition; presented by Messrs. O. Thomas and 

 A. Dendy. 



Insects : — In addition to the Walsingham collections of larvse of British Lepidoptera, &c, 



and of Californian Lepidoptera, also of the Hocking collection of Lepidoptera, the total 



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