Insecta. 563 



1000 named German Coleoptera, including co-types q£ 

 Staphilinidse named by Dr. Markel : purchased. 



1004 co-types of European Curculionidse, &c, named by 

 Schoenherr and Germar : presented by John Walton, Esq. 

 (225 additional specimens were presented by him in 1859). 



1857. 



A collection of 1196 Coccinellidse (the result of twenty-five 

 years' collecting), named by M. Mulsant, and including 500 

 species collected by Messrs. Buquet, Cremiere, Gehin, and Jekel, 

 and 50 species compared with the types of Messrs. Chevrolat and 

 Deyrolle: purchased. 



The collection of European Coleoptera formed by the late 

 Herr Braasche, consisting of 10,858 specimens: purchased. 



1858. 



5631 Insects of various Orders, being the remainder of the 

 collection made in Madeira by T. V. Wollaston, Esq. : purchased. 



5628 Insects of all Orders from the collection of the Ento- 

 mological Society : purchased. 



1859. 



512 Insects of various Orders from Vancouver and adjoining 

 islands : presented by Dr. Lyall, R.N., of H.M.S. Plumper, by 

 whom they were collected. 



1375 Insects of all Orders from Southern Australia, being 

 part of the Bakewell collection : presented in Mr. Bakewell's 

 name by Mr. McLeay. 



A collection of about 3500 Insects of all Orders, many of 

 which originally formed part of Mr. Vigors' collection, including 

 the types described by him in the Zoological Journal ; also 

 numerous British Insects from the Wilkin's collection, including 

 types described by Messrs. Kir by, Spence, and others : preset Lted 

 by the Zoological Society of London. 



6983 German Ichneumonidde and 1700 Tenthredinidse, being 

 the private collection of the late Herr Ruthe : purchased. 



A collection of 638, named Ceylonese Coleoptera, including 

 the types described by Messrs. Walker and Pascoe : presented 

 by Dr. Templeton. In the following year 171 Ceylonese Insects 

 of various Orders, including Walker's types, were added to this 

 donation. 



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