Arachnida, 669 



from Somalil and, including the types of 17 Bpeciea described by 

 Messrs. Pocock and Simon in "Through Onknown Afi 

 Countries": presented by Dr. Donalds..!, Smith. Also m this 

 year were received Dr. Kiikenthal's collection (see p. 675) and 

 a further series of Spiders from St. Vincent, presented by the 

 West Indian Exploration Committee (see p. 677), and t be S] 

 of the Horn Expedition (see p. 674). 



1898. 



Accessions 2199. 



80 Arachnida from Trinidad, including specimens of many 

 undescribed species, were presented by Mr. Walter [nee; this 

 collection formed the basis for a paper upon the Trinidad Spiders 

 in the British Museum, by Mr. F. Cambridge (P.Z.S., 

 The first instalment of the Godman and Salvin collection of 

 Central American Arachnida, consisting of ll~> specimens, 

 including many types of Mygalomorphse (see p. 67 I). 53 Arach- 

 nida collected by Mr. Simon in Ecuador, including spc.ini.-ns .if 

 several new Scorpions and Spiders, many of which have been 

 subsequently described. A further series of Indian Spiders, 

 presented by the Bombay Natural History Society. A collection 

 of 105 Arachnida collected by Mr. C. W. Andrews in Christmas 

 Island and described in the " Monograph of Christmas [aland," 

 published by the Trustees, was presented by Sir J. Murray, 

 K.C.B., F.R.S. A collection of 67 Arachnida from New Britain, 

 including the types and other species described in I >r. A. W ill«\ s 

 "Zoological Results," was presented by Dr. A. Willey. 193 

 Arachnida, collected by Mr. G. L. Bates on bhe Benito River, 

 and including the species described by Mr. Pocock in P.Z.S., 

 1899, were purchased from the collector. 



1899. 



Accessions 3111. 



Amongst these was a fine series, consisting of nearly 200 

 Scorpions and Spiders collected by Mr. W. K. < >gilvie Granl and 

 Dr. H. O. Forbes, by means of a grant from bhe Royal Society, 

 in the islands of Abd-el-Kuri and Sokotra. Extensive and 

 valuable collections, adding largely to our knowledge of African 

 Arachnida, were also received — to wit. lit', specimens collected 

 by Mr. J. ff. Darling in Rhodesia ; L02 specimens from bhe same 

 country, collected by Mr. Guy Marshall; 150 Spiders from bhe 

 Benito River, procured by Mr. G. I,. Bates; and 130 Spiders 



