Annual Reports.] 
182 
[May 4, 
Insects. 
A beginning has been made towards placing a general collec- 
tion of Insects on exhibition. Two orders, Lepidoptera and Col- 
eoptera are represented. Of the Lepidoptera only the Rhopalocera 
(Butterflies) and Sphingidae are completed ; the former repre- 
sented by 97 genera, the latter by 33. The Coleoptera, represented 
by 1000 genera, is complete with the exception of the Rhynch- 
phora (weevils). Preliminary assortment and identification of the 
Myriapoda has been begun. 
Mr. J. F. Whiteaves has presented a useful collection of 
parasites, nearly all Anoplura, and the species on which they are 
found is noted down in all cases. 
By far the most important accession has been received from 
Dr. F. H. Williams. This consists of about 500 specimens, 
chiefly Coleoptera and Hemiptera, collected on the southern 
slope of the Himalaya Mountains, and contains many rare and 
showy species. Other donations have been received from the 
President, Mr. Scudder, Dr. Hagen, and Messrs. Kingsley, Patton, 
Sherriff, and Miss C. H. Clarke. 
Fishes. 
Since the last report Mr. Yan Yleck and Mr. Henshaw have 
completed the identification and arrangement of the Hew Eng- 
land Fishes with the exception of a few forms not readily identi- 
fied. All the material belonging to this collection has been re- 
ceived including the additions made within the last five or six 
years. The duplicates are now ready for exchange. The printing 
of the labels has been partially completed. 
Dr. H. E. Davidson has prepared in a masterly way a dozen 
species of the dried skins of Hew England fishes, and presented 
them to the society. They will be valuable for our exhibited 
collection. The changes caused by the arrangement of this collec- 
tion and that of the New England fishes involved also the re- 
arrangement of the New England invertebrates in the vertical 
cases. 
