Insecta. 561 



1842. 



In this year, and again in 1845 and 1847, Dr. Andrew 

 Sinclair, R.N., presented a number of Insects of different Orders 

 from New Zealand. These are chiefly of interest from the fact 

 that some of them became the types of species described in the 

 "Voyage of the Erebus and Terror." 



1844.* 



The chief addition was a collection of 6735 Insects of all 

 Orders, including many types, presented by the Entomological 

 Club. 



1846. 



1700 Lepidoptera collected by Mr. E. Doubleday in the 

 United States. Many of these were types of new species 

 described by M. A. Guenee in the " Species General des Lepi- 

 dopteres," and a few described by Dr. Boisduval. 



1850. 



241 Australian and other Insects of various Orders collected 

 by Mr. John Macgillivray during the voyage of H.M.S. Battle- 

 snake. 24 specimens were added in the succeeding year. 

 Although the entomological results of the voyage were not of 

 great importance, a few of the species obtained were subsequently 

 described : presented. 182 Insects obtained on the N.W. coast 

 of America by Capt. Kellett, C.B., and Lieut. Wood, of H.M.S. 

 Herald and Pandora, were also presented. 



1851. 



407 Insects collected by John Rae during Sir John Richard- 

 son's Arctic Land expedition : presented. 



In this year the extensive selections from the collections made 

 by Mr. H. W. Bates on the Amazons were commenced, and 

 these were continued up to 1870. 



1852. 



The most valuable accession was H. Denny's collection <>f 

 British Anoplura, containing the types described and figured in 



* In this year the first Insect Catalogue — "A List of Lepidoptenraa 

 Insects in the British Museum," Part L, by E. Doubleday— w as published, 

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