578 Zoology. 



A collection of 121 Insects, collected in Nigeria by Dr. C. 

 Christy, and including types described by Miss E. M. Sharpe, 

 was presented. 



A collection of 885 Insects from Townsville, Queensland, was 

 purchased. 



1903. 



The number of accessions was 94,429. 



3199 Butterflies from the Holarctic Region, 444 from Chili, 

 and 400 Satyridw from the Oriental Region : presented by 

 B.. J. Elwes, Esq., F.R.S. 



272 Lepidoptera from Morocco : presented by E. G. Meade- 

 Waldo, Esq. 



24,500 Coleoptera of the family Elateridse, being the 

 collection formed by the late E. W. Janson : presented by 

 F. Du Cane Godman, Esq., F.R.S. 



10,866 Coleoptera of the family Buprestidse, being the 

 collection formed by Capitaine C. Kerremans : purchased. 



1904. 



The number of accessions was 77,316. 



1700 Nymphaline Butterflies belonging to Apatura, Limenitis, 

 Neptis, Vanessa and allied genera mainly from the Holarctic 

 Region, 200 Amathusianse and Elymnianse from the Oriental 

 Region, and 410 Satyridse, mainly Oriental : presented by H. J. 

 Elwes, Esq., F.R.S. 



1890 Coleoptera of the family Trichopterygidse, 727 of the 

 family Corylophidse, 175 Scaphidiidse and Silphidee, and 4 Amplii- 

 zoidse, the collections of the late Rev. A. Matthews : purchased. 



3500 British Homoptera, and 1771 specimens of Coccidse, the 

 collections formed by J. W. Douglas, Esq. : purchased. 



