664 Zoology. 



1842. 



In 1842, 60 Arachnida from the Philippine Islands were 

 purchased from Mr. Cuming. 



1843. 



12 Arachnida from the Swan River, including specimens of 

 a then undescribed Scorpion (Urodacus novse-hollandise), were 

 presented by Dr. Richardson. 



1846. 



132 Arachnida from Colombia, containing the types and 

 co-types of the Scorpions and Opiliones from that country 

 described by Gervais, were purchased from M. Goudot. 



1850, '51 and '54. 



Three collections of British Spiders were purchased from 

 Mr. Walker. The first contained 250 species named by 

 Mr. Black wall, and mounted as microscopic preparations ; the 

 second, 40 species represented by dried specimens, also named 

 by Mr. Blackwall ; the third, 74 species named by Messrs. 

 Blackwall and Meade. 



1863. 



In 1863, the Rev. W. Kirby's collection, containing the types 

 of three species of Gonyleptes, and the Banks' collection, con- 

 taining some of the types of Fabricius's species, were presented 

 by the Entomological Society. 



1873. 



In this year the most important additions to the collection 

 were the burrows and representatives of three of the species 

 of the Trap-door Spiders, presented by Mr. J. Treherne Mog- 

 gridge and collected in the Riviera bv the donor, which are 

 described and figured in the author's work, " Harvesting Ants 

 and Trap-door Spiders." 



1876. 



122 Arachnida, collected by Messrs. Gulliver and Slater, 

 attached to the " Transit of Venus " expedition, in Rodriguez 

 and referred by Mr. A. G. Butler to 31 species, were presented 

 by the Royal Society. Several of the species in this collection 



