568 Zoology. 



A series of 2400 European Heterocerous Lepidoptera named 

 by Dr. Staudinger, an important accession at the time, as it 

 served to fill up many blanks in the Museum collection, which 

 was then very poor in Palsearctic forms : purchased. 



1877. 



In this year the working out and incorporation of the 

 collections of Insects obtained during the voyage of H.M.S. 

 Challenger were commenced, and were completed in 1888 ; they 

 consisted of 1000 Coleoptera, 321 Lepidoptera, and 368 Insects 

 of other Orders. 



Total number of accessions 10,514. 



The private collection of Japanese Lepidoptera formed by 

 F. M. Jonas, Esq., during three years' residence in Yokohama. 

 This was the first large collection received from Japan, and 

 included between 200 and 300 species new to science : purchased. 



133 Heterocerous Lepidoptera from New Zealand, including 

 the types of 43 new species, were presented by Dr. Hector, 

 C.M.G., and John D. Enys, Esq. 



17 Lepidoptera from Duke of York Island, including the 

 types of species described by Osbert Salvin, Esq., F.R.S. : pre- 

 sented by F. D. Godman, Esq., F.R.S. 



The first selection from Dr. J. W. H. Trail's important 

 collection of Amazon Insects, consisting of 160 Butterflies and 

 170 Moths, including the types of 128 new species. In 1879 a 

 further selection of 168 Moths, including the types of 55 new 

 species ; in 1881 a third selection of 209 Moths, including 106 

 types; and in 1897, 1200 Coleoptera and 39 other Insects: 

 presented by the collector. 



91 Insects from Grinnell Land, including several types, being 

 the proceeds of the Arctic Expedition : collected chiefly by Capt. 

 Feilden, R.N. 



1878. 



The accessions numbered 4526. 



A part of the collection formed by the late Andrew Murray, 

 including the types of his monograph of the genus Catops, portions 

 of his Old Calabar collection, so far as determined, including 

 132 types ; also the types of five species from Quito : purchased. 



The typical series of 248 Coleoptera collected by the 

 naturalists of the expedition sent by the Geographical Society 

 of Bremen to Western Siberia : purchased. 



