Insecta. 585 



important part was the collection made in Java by Dr. Horafield and 

 others, about 4940 specimens, many of them described by MacLeay in 

 " Annulosa Javanica," as well as types described by West vvu.nl, Boheman, 

 Walker, Guene'e ; and by Horsfield and Moore in the Catalog!* 

 doptera in the Museum of the East India Company. re for 



many years kept as a separate collection, but the specimens are 

 being labelled and incorporated with the general collection. 



Elwes (Henry John). 



In 1901 the Trustees accepted his offer to present from his Holarctic 

 Collection of Butterflies all specimens required to render the Museum 

 series as complete as possible, he himself to rearrange the general 

 collection from this region and incorporating the Hewitson, Leech, and 

 other collections. The rearrangement was commenced in L902, and at 

 present the Satyridx and Nymphalidas have been completed, 4264 

 specimens from the Elwes collection having been incorporated, including 

 types. 



The Elwes collection includes those formed by Gr. Grumm Grshimailo 

 and H. Christoph. 



Entomological Club. 



The Entomological Club presented to the Museum the greater portion 

 of their collections in 1844, retaining only the British Lepidoptera and 

 British Diptera. There were 4959 Coleoptera, 72 Orthoptera, 76 Neurop- 

 tera, 732 Hymenoptera, 100 Homoptera, 160 Hemiptera, 440 Lepidoptera, 

 177 Diptera, 19 Aptera. 



There were many type specimens described by Newman and others. 

 They are incorporated in the general collection. 



u Erebus " and "Terror" Voyage. 



Besides the specimens from New Zealand mentioned as being in the 

 British Museum, many others described by Adam White from Major 

 Parry's and other collections are now in the Museum. 



Fabrieius (John Christian). [1745-1808] 

 See Banks. 



Fairmaire (Leon Marc Herminie). [1820- 

 See Kerremans. 



Fauvel (Albert). [1840- ] 

 See West Indies. 



Fernando Noronha. 



The insects collected by Messrs. H. N. Ridley and G. A. Ramage in 

 Fernando Noronha, and described in the Journal of the Linnean Society 

 of London, vol. xx. ; 1888, by C. O. Waterhouse and \Y. P. Kirby, are in 

 the Museum : presented by the lioyal Society. 



