82 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



It will be seen that the system is simple, and allows a very 

 rapid arrangement of any collection, no matter how important. 

 Thus it has been possible for me to arrange in less than six 

 years about 125,000 species and 700,000 specimens, with further 

 700,000 duplicates, the whole arranged in 6000 glass cases. 

 These are not all determined, but at least arranged and set in 

 order; for I still await some specialist to occupy himself with 

 some of the genera. It must be pointed out, however, that 

 though I say the arrangement has been carried out in six years, 

 the classification to a great extent was commenced fifteen years 

 before I came to the Museum. 



I have suppressed all conventional colour in my collections, 

 the geographical indications employed from the beginning in our 

 Museum being quite sufficient. It remains for me to speak now 

 of our additions during the last few years. 



Our collection of Coleoptera has been always very rich. I do 

 not enumerate those obtained in our neighbourhood or the result 

 of small purchases. 



CARABiDiE. Coll. Putzeys. 



Dytiscid^e. Colls. Chevrolat, Severin. 



Staphyltnid^. Coll. Germain. (European. — These are the insects 

 which have been used by Fauvel in his ' Faune Gallo rhenane'). Coll. 

 Fairmaire (Exotiques). 



Coprophagi. Coll. J. Thomson. — Coll. Lafontaine. 



Melolonthinje, Anomalin.e, Rutelin^e. Coll. J. Thomson. — Coll. 

 Lafontaine. 



Buprestid^:. Coll. Weyers. 



Lycin^e, Lampyrin;E. Coll. Guerin Meneville. 



Heteromera. Coll. J. Thomson. 



Curcultontd^:. Coll. Dejean, Lacordaire, Racine, Castelnau, Gobert. 



Anthribid^e et Brenthid.e. Coll. ditto, ditto. 



Scolytid^e. Coll. Chapuis. 



Longicornta. Coll. Lacordaire. 



Chrysomelid^e. Coll. Chapuis, Castelnau, Semper, Duvivier. 



Hymenoptera. Les coll. Wesmael. 



Hemiptera. Coll. Van Volxem. 



Lepidoptera. Coll. (Palaearctic) Wienraann, Breyer, Defre, Thysebaert. 



The principal additions during the last four years have been 

 the insects from the Congo. We have bought the Duvivier 

 Collection, so that our African collection will be the richest, if it 

 is not so already. 



Jan. 23rd, 1897. 



