ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 6$ 



(From South America.) 



Twenty-four Hymenoptera, nine Diptera, twenty Rhynchota, twenty-six Orthoptera, 

 and seventeen Neuroptera from Pernambuco ; presented by H. N. Ridley, Esq. 



Twenty -four Hymenoptera, seven Diptera, forty-four Rhynchota, thirty-four Orthop- 

 tera, four Neuroptera and fifteen nests and Galls from Isruarassu, Brazil; purchased. 



Thirteen nests of Hymenoptera from Rio Grande do Sul ; purchased. 



Three hundred and seventy-one specimens of Orthoptera, two hundred and one Hyme- 

 noptera, two hundred and thirty-four Hemiptera, seven Neuroptera, and seventy Diptera 

 from Theresopolis, Brazil ; purchased. 



Six specimens of a new species of wasp {Polistes orbifaHs) from Lages, Brazil ; 

 purchased. 



Seven Lepidoptera from Araucania, Chile, including a new Cyclopides ( C. puelmcB) ; 

 presented by W. Bartlett-Calvert, Esq. 



Five hundred Lepidoptera, comprising about two hundred and thirty species, many of 

 them new to the collection, from Sao Paulo ; purchased. 



A specimen of the rare and beautiful moth ( Composia olympid) from Key West, Florida; 

 presented by G. C. Griffith, Esq. 



Sixty-four specimens of Lepidoptera from Chile, and other parts of South America, 

 collected by JMr. G. Mathew ; purchased. 



(From Africa.) 



Twenty Hemiptera from Accra ; presented by the Hon. Walter Rothschild. 



Eighty Orthoptera and thirty Neuroptera from South Africa ; received in exchange 

 from the South African Museum. 



A compound cocoon formed by Caterpillars of a moth {Anaphe panda) from South 

 Africa; presented by the Right Hon. Lord Walsingham. 



A specimen of the rare Skipper Butterfly (Leucochitonea levubu) from South Africa ; 

 presented by W. White, Esq. 



Ten specimens of Sphingidce, including six types, from the Gaboon ; presented by the 

 Rev. W. J. Holland, d.d. 



One hundred and sixty Lepidoptera from the Cameroons ; purchased. 



Three hundred Lepidoptera from Onitsha, River Niger; presented by Sir James 

 Marshall. 



Two specimens of Euddoi churlonia, and two examples of a supposed new species of 

 Euchloe from Fuerteventura, Canary Islands ; presented by C. H. Hodges, Esq. 



(From Asia.) 



A series of specimens of various species of Locusts, from Cyprus ; presented by H. 

 Guillemard, Esq., M.D. 



Three specimens of Procris vitis, the larvae of which are injurious to vines in Cyprus; 

 presented by R. L. Mitchell, Esq. 



A male and female of Ornithoptera ruficoUis from the Sunda River; presented by 

 Surgeon S. W. Bassett-Smith, R.N. 



Three hundred specimens of various orders of Insects (chiefly Hemiptera) from 

 Kiukiang ; purchased. 



Sixty-five Diptera from the Nilghiris ; presented by G. F. Hampson, Esq. 



Sixty-eight Lepidoptera from Khandesh, India, including a new species of Teracolus 

 (T. palliseri) ; presented by H. G. Palliser, Esq. 



Thirty-eight Butterflies from Ootacamund, including species described by L. De 

 Niceville, Esq. ; presented by G. F. Hampson, Esq. 



Seventy-one Lepidoptera from the Andaman Islands ; presented by Commander 

 Alfred Carpenter, r.n. 



The type specimen of a remarkable mimicking Longicorn Beetle (Coloborhombus 

 fasciatipeiinis) from Borneo ; purchased. 



(From Australia and Pacific Islands.) 



Twenty-six Lepidoptera from New Guinea, collected by H. O. Forbes, Esq. ; pur- 

 chased. 



One hundred and eighty specimens of Lepidoptera from New Zealand ; presented by 

 Alexander Purdie, Esq. 



Sponges.— '^'me hundred and ten specimens were added to the collection during the 

 year ; besides the " Challenger " Tetractinellida, the following important collection has 

 been received : — 



Four hundred and fifty-one specimens from Ceylon ; collected and presented by 

 Dr. Ondaatje. 



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