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Show 180 MR. A. THOMSON'S REPORT ON THE INSECT-HOUSE. [Mar. 3, Diurnal Lepidoptera. Papilio podalirius. machaon. Thais polyxena. * cerisyi. Vanessa antiopa. to. urticce. levana. Apatura iris. Papilio ajax. asterias. European. Melanagria galathea. J^ycama corydon. adonis. icarus. * alsus. Anthocharis cardamines. Arggnnis paphia. aglaia. American. Papilio cresphontes. Limenitis disiptpus. Nocturnal Lepidoptera. Smerinthus ocellatus. tilice. -- populi. Sphinx ligustri. * oreodaphne. * Protopace Carolina, * celeus. *Ceratomia amynlor. *Chce?'0campa capensis. elpenor. Deilephila euphorbice. galii. vespertilio. Macroglossa bombyliformis Saturnia pyri. carpini. Zygcena filipendulce. Eacles regalis. imperialis. *Dryocampa rubicunda. Liparis dispar. Odenestis potatoria. Bombyx neustria. *Setina irrorella. *Cucullia scrophularice. Of the insects which I have the honour to place before the Meeting this evening the following are exhibited for the first time, viz.:-Henucha smilax, from Natal; Thais cerisyi and Lyccena alsus, European ; Sphinx oreodaphne, Protopace Carolina, Protopace celeus, and Ceratomia amyntor, from N. America ; Chcerocampa capensis, from S. Africa; and Dryocampa rubicunda, also from N . America. During the past season I was again able to rear a fine lot of the larvee of Limenitis disippus, from N . America, upon Weeping-willow ; but I am sorry to say that I was not so successful with the Silk-producing Moths. W e received from Mr. J. C. Warburg some specimens of Empusa egena from the South of France. One of the specimens sent laid some eggs in the case after arrival and these subsequently hatched out, but I regret to say that, with all our endeavours, we could not succeed in rearing them. The eggs laid by the Stick Insects(Diaphemorafemorata) in 1889 also hatched out at intervals, but they did not do by any means so well as the imported eggs. * Exhibited for the first time. |