Insecta. 



Covent Garden, on July 7th, 1820. It seems, mely 



probable that this sale was made after Stephens had selected fr 



he required, as there is in the Museum a manuscript Lisl in Stepl 



handwriting headed, "List of Inserts taken from Marshara's Cabinet," 

 with the prices paid for the specimens. 



Stephens also states (Man. Brit. Coleopt., p. iv.) that his collei 

 included the greater portion of the species "subsequently nan; 

 monographed by Kirby, Leach, etc., as well as all the 

 described by Haworth in ' Lepidoptera Britannica.' " The meaning of this 

 sentence is a little uncertain, but it probably means that his coll< 

 contained the species (but not necessarily the original specimens) oi 

 authors, for the bulk of their types came to the Museum from quite 

 another source. (See Haworth.) 



His British Coleoptera are kept as a separate collection as Stephens 

 arranged them. The Macrolepidoptera were re-arranged by Dr. Butler, 

 but although the length of the series was in many cases reduced, all the 

 original labels and nomenclature have been preserved. 



The Microlepidoptera were arranged and catalogued by the late 

 H. T. Stainton in 1854, but are now being incorporated in the British 

 collection of Lepidoptera. 



The Diptera and Ehynchota are kept as a separate collection. The 

 Orthoptera and Neuroptera have been re-arranged, but the original labels 

 are preserved. 



Throughout these collections, whenever Stephens' specimens hav< 

 mixed with others, they are distinguished by small oval tickets; specimens 

 from other sources have round tickets with the register number. 



Swinhoe (Colonel Charles). 



Nearly all the type specimens of Lepidoptera described 1 I 

 Swinhoe have been acquired by the Trustees, either by presentation or 

 purchase, except those described in his volumes on the collections of the 

 Oxford Museum. 



Tatum (T.). 



See Bowrlng. 



Theobald (Frederick Vincent). 



The specimens and types described in the " Monograph of Culicidx." 



Thomson (James), [fl. 1854-1888] 

 See Edwin Brown, II. Clark. 



Uhler (P. R.). 



See West Indies. 



Vigors (Nicholas Aylwabd). [1785-1840] 



Vigors' collection was at one time in the Zoological Society's Museum. 

 When this was broken up in 1859, a selection was made of all that was 

 desirable for the Museum. 



Vigors had purchased S. Wilkin's collection of British Coleoptera, 

 portions of this were transferred to the Museum intacl ; ii contained 

 original type specimens of a few species. 



Vigors' specimens are incorporated in the general collection; those 

 from Wilkin's collection are at present kepi in separate drawers. 



