Insecta. 575 



the late W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., including a number of types 

 of species, described by the late Francis Walker, Esq. : purchased. 



132 Insects, chiefly Odonata, including the types of 4 new 

 species : presented by the Joint Committee of the Royal Society 

 and British Association for the Exploration of the West Indies. 

 In 1895 a collection of 2716 Insects from Grenada and St. 

 Vincent was added; in 1896, 610 Coleoptera, 67 Lepidoptera, 

 870 Hymenoptera, 25 Orthoptera, 19 Odonata, 17 Diptera, 23 

 Rhynchota; in 1897, 889 Phytophaga, 262 Elateridx, and 59 

 Bascillidde ; in 1898, 631 Coleoptera from St. Vincent and 

 Grenada; in 1899, 2382 Coleoptera, 2288 Hymenoptera, and 

 42 tubes of Formicidse from the same islands. 



A series of 528 Diptera, including 231 types or co-types of 

 exotic Syrphidse, described by the late Mons. J. M. F. Bigot ; 

 presented by G. H. Verrall, Esq. 



1895. 



The accessions were 27,463. 



A collection of 145 Lepidoptera from Lake Nyasa, presented 

 by R. Crawshay, Esq. This was the first of a series of extremely 

 valuable collections presented in his own name by this indefatigable 

 collector. A collection received in 1893 was also made by him, 

 but was forwarded by Sir H. H. Johnston and confounded with 

 that of his collector, Mr. A. Whyte. In 1896 Mr. Crawshay 

 sent a further consignment of 285 Lepidoptera, 12 Coleoptera, 

 and 5 Hemiptera; in 1898, 22 Diptera, also 33 Lepidoptera from 

 Mombasa and its vicinity ; in 1899, 301 Lepidoptera chiefly from 

 Machakos, 178 Lepidoptera and 1 Dipteron chiefly from Masai- 

 land; in 1899, 5 Coleoptera and 345 Lepidoptera from Maranga, 

 &c. ; and in 1900, 5 Diptera, 425 Lepidoptera, and 24 Coleoptera 

 from the Kikuyu country. The number of new species and of 

 species new to the collection in these consignments was remark- 

 able, exceeding that produced by any other collector of E. 

 African insects whose collections have been added to the 

 Museum series. 



1896. 



The number of accessions for the year was 74,481. 



The collections of British Insects formed by the late Dr. 

 J. A. Power, consisting of 30,000 Coleoptera and 6000 Hemi- 

 ptera : purchased. 



