CG ACCOUNTS, fcC, OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The following are the most important additions : — ■ 



(From Great Britain.) 



Two thousand named specimens of small moths from the collection of the late 

 A. F. Shej^pard, Esq., many of them new to the British collection ; purchased. 



Forty-two Lefddoptera, either new to, or required for making up, the series in the 

 British collection ; presented by Mr. E. G. Meek. 



One hundred and eighty-five Diptera required for the exhibition series ; pur- 

 chased. 



A Humble-bee's nest (Bombus 'prutorum), formed in the nest of a linnet, from 

 Adingley, Sussex, presented by Thomas Pattenden, Esq. 



(From Europe.) 



Ten moths (Geometridce) and fifteen Diptera from Tcelaird, chiefly interesting on 

 account of their locality ; presented by the Rev. F. A. Walker, d.d. 



Two fine specimens of a r&ve moth {Flusia moneta, ror.)from Breda; presented by 

 Dr. Heylaerts. 



Two examples of a butterfly {Pyrgus carllncu) from the Savoyard Alps; presented 

 by Mrs. Nicholl. 



Two hundred and fifty Hymevoptera from the Ionian Islands, and ninety-six types 

 from various parts of Europe ; collected and named by Dr. Schmiedeknecht. 



(From Japan.) 



Twenty Lepidoptera, seventeen Orilioptera, one Xeuropteron {Chrysopa sp.) and 

 one Hyriienopteron from the Bonin Islands ; collected by Mr. Hoist. 



(From North America.) 



Four hundred and thirty-six named specimens of Coleoptera from the United 

 States ; presented by Dr. Horn. 



Three hundred and fifty HymenopAera , chiefly from the United States; presented 

 by Henry Edwards, Esq. 



Six Hemipdera, two Hymenoptera {I chneumonldcn), a Tricltoptcron, a Dipteron, 

 an example of a hawk-moth (Heraaris diffi.nis), and two Metamorphoses; from 

 Ontario ; presented by Mrs. Oliver. 



(From the West Indies.) 



Eleven Leiridoptera, including a new moth (Mastigophorus viirahiUii) five Diptera, 

 one Orthoptevon, one Hyraenopteron, and a mass of cocoons of Microgaster, collected 

 in the Botanic Gardens of Cinchona, Jamaica ; presented by W. Fawcett, Esq. 



Three Hemiptera (Cicada sj).), two OrtJtoptera, and a Lepidopterous larva from . 

 Jamaica ; presented by W. B. Espent, Esq. 



Twenty-six Ortltoptera from Santa Lucia, also seven OrtJwptera and one Lepidop- 

 teron from Dominica ; presented by the Committee for Exploration of the Lesser 

 Antilles. 



Thirty-seven Lep)idop>tera, four Dragon-flies, three OrtJtoptera, one Hera ipteron, 

 and one Hymenop)teron, principally interesting as having exact localities, from 

 various West Indian Islands ; presented by Commodore Markham. 



One hundred and thirty-seven Lepidoptera, chiefly from Trinidad ; presented by 

 Lord Walsingham, f.r.s. 



Sixty-two Lepidoptera and twenty-four Goleopdera, chiefly interesting on account 

 of their locality, from Trinidad ; presented by H. Caracciolo, Esq. 



Sixty Lepidoptera, amongst which is an example of Morpho hyacinthus, three 

 Hyriienoptera [Euglossa cor data and Discolia guttata), a Neuropteron (Hetcerioia 

 occisa), a Hemipteron (Anisoscelis selecta) a^nd a.nOrthopteron{Cyrtacanthracis sp.) 

 collected in the Botanic Gardens of Trinidad, and presented by J. H. Hart and 

 W. E. Broadway, Esqrs. 



(From South America.) 



Four hundred and seventeen Moths, all new to the collection, from Sao Paulo. 

 Brazil ; collected by E. D. Jon-iS, Esq. 



Eleven Dragon-flies and three Blattldcu from Sao Paulo ; presented by the Hon. 

 Walter Rothschild. 



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